Genesis 16
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 16:7-12

7Now 1the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to 2Shur. 8He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, 3where have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” 9Then the angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself 4to her authority.” 10Moreover, the 5angel of the Lord said to her, “6I will greatly multiply your 7descendants so that 8they will be too many to count.” 11The angel of the Lord said to her further, “Behold, you are with child, And you will bear a son; And you shall call his name 9Ishmael, Because 10the Lord 11has given heed to your affliction.12He will be a 12wild donkey of a man, His hand will be against everyone, And everyone’s hand will be against him; And he will 13live 1415to the east of all his brothers.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 16:7 Gen 21:17, 18; 22:11, 15; 31:11 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 16:7 Gen 20:1; 25:18 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 16:8 Gen 3:9; 1 Kin 19:9, 13 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 16:9 Lit under her hands ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 16:10 Gen 22:15-18 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 16:10 Gen 17:20 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 16:10 Lit seed ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 16:10 Or it shall not be counted for multitude ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 16:11 I.e. God hears ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 16:11 Ex 2:23, 24; 3:7, 9 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 16:11 Lit has heard ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 16:12 Job 24:5; 39:5-8 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 16:12 Lit dwell ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 16:12 Lit before the face of; or in defiance of ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 16:12 Gen 25:18 ↩

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