New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 16:9-13

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.”

13Then she calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068who spokeהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696to her, “You area Godאֵ֣ל'elH410whoH7210seesרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200me”; for she saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, “Have I evenהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571seenרֹאִֽי׃ro.'IH7200Himhereהֲלֹ֛םha.LomH1988and livedafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310He sawH7210me?”

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