New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 16:8-12

8He saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “Hagarהָגָ֞רha.GarH1904,Sarai’sשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8297maidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198,whereאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088have you comeבָ֖אתvatH935from and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֑כִיte.Le.khiH1980?”And she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I am fleeingבֹּרַֽחַת׃bo.Ra.chatH1272from the presenceמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of my mistressגְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.TiH1404Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297.”

9Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725to your mistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404,and submitוְהִתְעַנִּ֖יve.hit.'a.NiH6031yourselfto her authorityיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.”

10Moreover, theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “I will greatlyהַרְבָּ֥הhar.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH7235yourdescendantsזַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'EkhH2233so thatthey will be tooוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808manyמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230to countיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608.”

11The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her further, “Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009,you are with childהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030,And you will bearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;And you shall callוְקָרָ֤אתve.ka.RatH7121his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has givenH8085heedH8085to your afflictionעָנְיֵֽךְ׃'a.ne.YekhH6040.

12He will be awildפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501donkeyH6501of a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,His handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027will beagainst everyoneבַכֹּ֔לva.KolH3605,And everyone’sכֹּ֖לkolH3605handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027will be against him; And he willliveיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931to the eastפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.”

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