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10 Moreover, the (A)angel of Yahweh said to her, “(B)I will greatly multiply your seed so that [a]they will be too many to be counted.” 11 And the angel of Yahweh said to her further,

“Behold, you [b]are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall call his name [c]Ishmael,
Because (C)Yahweh has heard your affliction.
12 And he will be a (D)wild donkey of a man,
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand will be against him;
And he will dwell [d](E)in the face of all his brothers.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:10 Or it shall not be counted for multitude
  2. Genesis 16:11 Or have conceived, cf. 3:16; 21:2; 25:21; Ex 2:2; 1 Sam 1:20; Luke 1:31, 36
  3. Genesis 16:11 Lit God hears
  4. Genesis 16:12 Or to the east of, in defiance of