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Genesis 16:9-11
EasyEnglish Bible
Genesis 16:9-11
EasyEnglish Bible
9 The angel of the Lord told Hagar, ‘Go back to Sarai. You are her servant and you must obey her.’
10 The angel also said, ‘I will make the number of your descendants become very many. They will be too many for people to count.’
11 The angel of the Lord said to Hagar,
‘Now you are pregnant and you will give birth to a son.
When you cried in pain, the Lord heard you,
so you must give your son the name “Ishmael”.[a]
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- 16:11 The name ‘Ishmael’ means ‘God hears’.
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