Revised Version 1895

Genesis 16:9-13

9And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413,Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725to thymistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404, and submit thyselfunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478herH413handsיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.

10And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidH559untoherH559, I willgreatlyהַרְבָּ֥הhar.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH7235thyseedזַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'EkhH2233, that it shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808benumberedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

11And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherאֶל־'el-H413,Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009, thou art withchildהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030, and shaltbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; and thou shaltcallוְקָרָ֤אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathheardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085thy affliction.

12And he shall be as a wild-ass amongmenאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120; hishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027shall beagainstH5921everyבַכֹּ֔לva.KolH3605manH120, andeveryכֹּ֖לkolH3605man’sH120handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027againstH5921him; and he shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931in thepresenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofallכָל־khol-H3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.

13AndsheH3588calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that spake untoherH413, Thou art aGodאֵ֣ל'elH410that seeth: forsheH3588saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, Have Ievenהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571hereהֲלֹ֛םha.LomH1988lookedH7200afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310him that seethmeH413?

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