Genesis 16
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Genesis 16:9-13

9Then the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 saidH559 to her, “ReturnH7725 to your mistressH1404, and submitH6031 yourself 1to her authorityH3027.” 10Moreover, the 2angelH4397 of the LordH3068 saidH559 to her, “3I will greatlyH7235 multiplyH7235 your 4descendantsH2233 so that 5they will be tooH3808 manyH7230 to countH5608.” 11The angelH4397 of the LordH3068 saidH559 to her further, “BeholdH2009, you are with childH2030, And you will bearH3205 a sonH1121; And you shall callH7121 his nameH8034 6IshmaelH3458, BecauseH3588 7the LordH3068 8has givenH8085 heedH8085 to your afflictionH6040.12He will be a 9wildH6501 donkeyH6501 of a manH120, His handH3027 will be against everyoneH3605, And everyone’sH3605 handH3027 will be against him; And he will 10liveH7931 1112to the eastH6440 of allH3605 his brothersH251.” 13Then she calledH7121 the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 who spokeH1696 to her, “13You are 14a GodH410 whoH7210 seesH7200”; for she saidH559, “15Have I evenH1571 16remainedH7200 aliveH7200 hereH1988 afterH310 seeingH7210 Him?”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 16:9 Lit under her hands ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 16:10 Gen 22:15-18 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 16:10 Gen 17:20 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 16:10 Lit seed ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 16:10 Or it shall not be counted for multitude ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 16:11 I.e. God hears ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 16:11 Ex 2:23, 24; 3:7, 9 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 16:11 Lit has heard ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 16:12 Job 24:5; 39:5-8 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 16:12 Lit dwell ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 16:12 Lit before the face of; or in defiance of ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 16:12 Gen 25:18 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 16:13 Or You, God, see me ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 16:13 Heb El roi ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 16:13 Gen 32:30; Ps 139:1-12 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 16:13 Lit seen here after the one who saw me ↩

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