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10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will multiply your descendants exceedingly so that they will be too many to count.”

11 Then the angel of the Lord said to her,

“You are pregnant
    and will bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael,
    because the Lord has heard your affliction.
12 He will be a wild man;
    his hand will be against every man,
    and every man’s hand will be against him.
And he will dwell
    in the presence of all his brothers.”

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10 The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”(A)

11 The angel of the Lord(B) also said to her:

“You are now pregnant
    and you will give birth to a son.(C)
You shall name him(D) Ishmael,[a](E)
    for the Lord has heard of your misery.(F)
12 He will be a wild donkey(G) of a man;
    his hand will be against everyone
    and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility
    toward[b] all his brothers.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears.
  2. Genesis 16:12 Or live to the east / of