Verse 12
Genesis 16:12
World English Bible, British Edition
12
He will be like a wild donkey amongst men. His hand will be against
every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposed to all of his brothers.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/ה֤וּא יִהְיֶה֙ פֶּ֣רֶא אָדָ֔ם יָד֣/וֹ בַ/כֹּ֔ל וְ/יַ֥ד כֹּ֖ל בּ֑/וֹ וְ/עַל פְּנֵ֥י כָל אֶחָ֖י/ו יִשְׁכֹּֽן
English Translation
He will be a wild man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand will be against him, and he will dwell in the presence of all his brothers.
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Chapter 16 Context
1
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian,
whose name was Hagar.
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2
Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing.
Please go in to my servant....
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3
Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, after Abram
had lived ten years in the la...
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4
He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived,
her mistress was despis...
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5
Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into
your bosom, and when she saw...
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6
But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do
to her whatever is good in your eyes...
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7
The LORD’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness,
by the fountain on the way to S...
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8
He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did you come from? Where are
you going?”
She said, “I am fle...
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9
The LORD’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit
yourself under her hands.”
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10
The LORD’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring,
that they will not be counted...
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11
The LORD’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will
bear a son. You shall call his n...
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12
He will be like a wild donkey amongst men. His hand will be against
every man, and every man’s hand...
13
She called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a
God (Elohim) who sees,” for she said, “...
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14
Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between
Kadesh and Bered.
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15
Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son,
whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
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16
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
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