New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 16:7-12

7Nowthe angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068foundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּvai.yim.tza.'AhH4672her by a springH5871of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,by the springH5871on the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toShurשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7793.

8He saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “Hagarהָגָ֞רha.GarH1904,Sarai’sשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8297slaveH8198womanH8198,from whereאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088have you comeבָ֖אתvatH935,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.”

9So the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725to your mistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404,and submitוְהִתְעַנִּ֖יve.hit.'a.NiH6031to her authorityיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.”

10Theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 pregnantהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030,And you will giveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;And you shall nameוְקָרָ֤את שְׁמוֹ֙ve.ka.Rat she.MoH7121 H8034himIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085your afflictionעָנְיֵֽךְ׃'a.ne.YekhH6040.

12But he will be awildפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501donkeyH6501of a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120;His handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027will beagainst everyoneבַכֹּ֔לva.KolH3605,And everyone’sכֹּ֖לkolH3605handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027will be against him;And he will liveיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931inH5921 H6440defianceH5921 H6440of allכָל־khol-H3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.”

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