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International Version</a></span><br />The angel added, &#8220I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then he added, “I will give you more descendants than you can count.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the Angel of the LORD said to her, “I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD also said to her, “I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moreover, the angel of the LORD said to her, &#8220I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Moreover, the angel of the LORD said to her, “I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they shall be too many to count.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, the angel of Yahweh said to her, “I will greatly multiply your seed so that they will be too many to be counted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the Angel of the LORD said to her, “I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, and they will be too many to count.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Angel of the LORD also said to her, &#8220I will greatly multiply your offspring, and they will be too many to count.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Messenger of the LORD also said to her, "I will give you many descendants. No one will be able to count them because there will be so many."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he said, "I will give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD also told her, "I will greatly multiply your offspring, who will be too many to count.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will greatly multiply your descendants," the LORD's angel added, "so that they will be too numerous to count."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD said to her, "I will greatly multiply your descendants, so that they will be too numerous to count."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the Messenger of YHWH says to her, “Multiplying I multiply your seed, and it is not numbered from multitude”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, 'Multiplying I multiply thy seed, and it is not numbered from multitude;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the messenger of Jehovah will say to her, Multiplying, I will multiply thy seed, and it shall not be counted for multitude.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And again he said: I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, and it shall not be numbered for multitude. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And again he said, “I will multiply your offspring continuously, and they will not be numbered because of their multitude.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will make your descendants so numerous,” added the LORD’s angel, “that they will be too many to count.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD also said to her, “I will so greatly multiply your offspring that they cannot be counted for multitude.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And again the angel of the LORD said to her, I will greatly multiply your descendants, that they can not be numbered because of their multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to her, “Multiplying I shall multiply your seed and it will not be counted because of its immensity.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the angel of the LORD said unto her: 'I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the angel of the Lord said to her, I will surely multiply thy seed, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/16-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=3378" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/16.htm">The Birth of Ishmael</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’aḵ (N-msc) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">Then the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">added,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: har·bāh (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">“I will greatly multiply</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: ’ar·beh (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘êḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">your offspring</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: mê·rōḇ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">they will be too numerous</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: yis·sā·p̄êr (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To count, recount, relate. ">to count.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Genesis 17:20</a></span><br />As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-18.htm">Genesis 21:18</a></span><br />Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">Genesis 25:12-18</a></span><br />This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham. / These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, / Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a></span><br />I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-16.htm">Genesis 13:16</a></span><br />I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a></span><br />And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a></span><br />I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Genesis 28:14</a></span><br />Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a></span><br />Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-10.htm">Deuteronomy 1:10</a></span><br />The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Deuteronomy 10:22</a></span><br />Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-20.htm">1 Kings 4:20</a></span><br />The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">1 Chronicles 1:29-31</a></span><br />These are their genealogies: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, / Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, / Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-11</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm">Isaiah 60:22</a></span><br />The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply your seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.</p><p class="hdg">the angel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-15.htm">Genesis 22:15-18</a></b></br> And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-11.htm">Genesis 31:11-13</a></b></br> And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, <i>saying</i>, Jacob: And I said, Here <i>am</i> I… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-30</a></b></br> And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day… </p><p class="hdg">I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Genesis 17:20</a></b></br> And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-13.htm">Genesis 21:13,16</a></b></br> And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he <i>is</i> thy seed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">Genesis 25:12-18</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/8-12.htm">Added</a> <a href="/genesis/16-9.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Count</a> <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/15-1.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/genesis/13-13.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/genesis/9-7.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/genesis/7-18.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/genesis/16-9.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-15.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/genesis/9-7.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">Multiplying</a> <a href="/revelation/19-6.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/galatians/4-27.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Seed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/21-7.htm">Added</a> <a href="/genesis/16-11.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">Count</a> <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/17-2.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/genesis/17-2.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/genesis/17-2.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/genesis/17-2.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/genesis/16-11.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/genesis/17-16.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/genesis/17-2.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Multiplying</a> <a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/genesis/32-12.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Seed</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-1.htm">Sarai, being barren, gives Hagar to Abram.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-4.htm">Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runs away.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">An angel commands her to return and submit herself, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-10.htm">promises her a numerous posterity, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-12.htm">and shows their character and condition.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-13.htm">Hagar names the place, and returns to Sarai.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-15.htm">Ishmael is born.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/16-16.htm">The age of Abram.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew word for "angel" is "mal'ak," which means "messenger." This indicates a direct communication from God, emphasizing the importance and authority of the message. In the context of Genesis, angels often serve as intermediaries between God and humans, delivering messages of great significance. This particular angelic encounter underscores God's active involvement in the unfolding narrative of His people.<p><b>I will greatly multiply</b><br />The promise "I will greatly multiply" reflects God's covenantal language, reminiscent of His promises to Abraham. The Hebrew root "rabah" means to increase or become numerous. This multiplication is not merely a natural increase but a divine blessing, indicating God's favor and purpose. In the ancient Near Eastern context, having numerous descendants was a sign of divine blessing and favor, ensuring the continuation of one's lineage and legacy.<p><b>your offspring</b><br />The term "offspring" translates from the Hebrew "zera," meaning seed or descendants. This word is significant in biblical theology, as it often refers to the continuation of a covenantal line. In the broader narrative of Genesis, the concept of "offspring" ties into God's promise to Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars. Here, the promise extends to Hagar, indicating that God's blessings and purposes transcend human expectations and social norms.<p><b>so that they will be too numerous to count</b><br />This phrase echoes the promise given to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>, where God tells him that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars. The idea of being "too numerous to count" signifies an overwhelming abundance, a divine fulfillment beyond human comprehension. In the Hebrew context, this hyperbolic expression underscores the magnitude of God's blessing and the certainty of His promises. It reassures Hagar of her son's future significance and God's overarching plan, even amidst her personal struggles.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">I will multiply thy seed.</span>--We have here the purpose of the Divine manifestation. Abram's son must not be mixed up with and lost among the debased population of Egypt, but must be the father of a free people; and Hagar will now submit to her lot as a slave, that she may secure liberty for her offspring.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the angel of the Lord said unto her</span> (after duty, promise), <span class="cmt_word">I will multiply thy seed exceedingly</span> (literally, <span class="accented">multiplying I will multiply thy seed</span>; language altogether inappropriate in the lips of a creature), <span class="cmt_word">that</span> (literally, and) <span class="cmt_word">it shall not be numbered for multitude</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/16-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the Angel</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְאַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mal·’aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A messenger, of God, an angel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">added,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I will greatly multiply</span><br /><span class="heb">הַרְבָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(har·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your offspring</span><br /><span class="heb">זַרְעֵ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(zar·‘êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will be too numerous</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרֹֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to count.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסָּפֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(yis·sā·p̄êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> </span><span class="str2">To count, recount, relate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/16-10.htm">Genesis 16:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/16-10.htm">OT Law: Genesis 16:10 The angel of Yahweh said to her (Gen. 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