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The angelמַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“I will greatlyהַרְבָּהmultiplyאַרְבֶּהyour offspring,אֶת זַרְעֵךְso thatוְit cannotלֹאbe countedיִסָּפֵרbecause of its multitude.”מֵרֹב
Genesis 16:10
Study it in the app“The angel of YHWH said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, so that it cannot be counted because of its multitude.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 16:10, word by word
- The angelמַלְאַךְmalach
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “I will greatlyהַרְבָּהharba
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harba” appears- your offspringזַרְעֵzare
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zare” appears- be countedיִסָּפֵרyisafer
count
To number one by one in order to know how many there are.
Where else “yisafer” appears- because of its multitudeרֹבrov
multitude
A great crowd of people or things.
Where else “rov” appears
The context
9The angel of YHWH said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand.”
10 · This verse (above)
11And the angel of YHWH said to her, “Look, you are pregnant and will bear a son, and you will call his name Ishmael, for YHWH has heard your affliction.
To study Genesis 16 in a group
1. What it says
What did the angel of YHWH say to Hagar by the spring in the wilderness (vv. 7-12)?
2. What it means
What does it teach that Hagar called YHWH “El Roi,” the one who sees me (v. 13)?
3. How I live it
How can you walk with someone today who feels unseen or mistreated?