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

“Behold, you [c]are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall call his name [d]Ishmael,
Because (C)Yahweh has heard your affliction.

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  1. Genesis 16:9 Lit afflict, cf. 16:6
  2. Genesis 16:10 Or it shall not be counted for multitude
  3. Genesis 16:11 Or have conceived, cf. 3:16; 21:2; 25:21; Ex 2:2; 1 Sam 1:20; Luke 1:31, 36
  4. Genesis 16:11 Lit God hears

Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.” 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)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears.