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Genesis 16:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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 16:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 16:1116 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לָ/הּ֙lāh
pron
מַלְאַ֣ךְmaləʾakə
the angel ofnounH4397
angel · king · messenger
יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
הִנָּ֥/ךְhinākə
here youparticleH2009
lo · see
הָרָ֖הhārāh
are pregnantadjH2030
woman) with child · conceive · great
וְ/יֹלַ֣דְתְּwəyōladətə
and you will bearconjH3205
beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···
בֵּ֑ןbēn
a sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
וְ/קָרָ֤אתwəqārāʾt
and you will callconjH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
שְׁמ/וֹ֙šəmwō
name hisnounH8034
base · named · renown · report
יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyišəmāʿēʾl
IshmaelnounH3458
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
שָׁמַ֥עšāmaʿ
he has listenedverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
עָנְיֵֽ/ךְʿānəyēkə
affliction yournounH6040
trouble
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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The Angel's Prophecy for Ishmael
The angel tells Hagar her son will be wild and strong, at odds with everyone. Ishmael's destiny is described as conflict - he'll be a wild donkey of a man. That's not the blessing of peaceful domesti...
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