Genesis 16:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 16:11

9 The Angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and ^asubmit yourself under her hand.”

10 Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, ^a“I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.”

11 And the Angel of the Lord said to her:
“Behold, you are with child,
^aAnd you shall bear a son.
You shall call his name¹ Ishmael,
Because the Lord has heard your affliction.

12 ^aHe shall be a wild man;
His hand shall be against every man,
And every man’s hand against him.
^bAnd he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”

13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-¹the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here² seen Him ^awho sees me?”

14 Therefore the well was called ^aBeer Lahai Roi; observe, it is ^bbetween Kadesh and Bered.

15 So ^aHagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 16:11

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American Standard Version
And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath heard thy affliction.

Amplified® Bible
And the Angel of the Lord continued, See now, you are with child and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael [God hears], because the Lord has heard {and} paid attention to your affliction.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 16:10)

Darby English Version
And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath hearkened to thy affliction.

Good News Bible
You are going to have a son, and you will name him Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your cry of distress.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The angel of the LORD said to her further, "Behold, you are with child, And you will bear a son; And you shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.

New International Version
The angel of the LORD also said to her:
"You are now with child
and you will have a son.
You shall name him Ishmael,
for the LORD has heard of your misery.

New King James Version
And the Angel of the LORD said to her:
“ Behold, you are with child,
And you shall bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael,
Because the LORD has heard your affliction.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The angel of the LORD said to her further, "Behold, you have become pregnant, And you will bear a son; And you shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.

Revised Standard Version
And the angel of the LORD said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son; you shall call his name Ish'mael; because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.

Young's Literal Translation
and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, `Behold thou `art' conceiving, and bearing a son, and hast called his name Ishmael, for Jehovah hath hearkened unto thine affliction;

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