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Genesis 16:11 KJV
Genesis · chapter 16 · verse 11
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.Genesis 16:11 · King James Version
Genesis 16:11 in context
9And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
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Key words (Strong's)
- IshmaelYishmâʻêʼlJishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five IsraelitesH3458 →
- Beholdhinnêhlo!H2009 →
- angelmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- childhârehpregnantH2030 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We may suppose that the angel having given Hagar that good counsel (Gen 16:9) to return to her mistress she immediately promised to do so, and was setting her face homeward;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-14