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Genesis 16:9-12 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

9. Then the angel of Yahweh said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit yourself under her authority.”

10. And the angel of Yahweh said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, so that they cannot be counted for their abundance.”

11. And the angel of Yahweh said to her: “Behold, you are pregnant and shall have a son. And you shall call his name Ishmael, for Yahweh has listened to your suffering.

12. And he shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand will be against everyone, and the hand of everyone will be against him, and he will live in hostility with all his brothers.”

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