Genesis
Genesis 16:9–10
9So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.” 10Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
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Genesis 16:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the angel | מַלְאַ֣ךְ | mal·’aḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| told | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| her | לָהּ֙ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| Return | שׁ֖וּבִי | šū·ḇî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your mistress | גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ | gə·ḇir·têḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1404 mistress |
| and submit | וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י | wə·hiṯ·‘an·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| to her authority | תַּ֥חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
Genesis 16:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the angel | מַלְאַ֣ךְ | mal·’aḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| added | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will greatly multiply | הַרְבָּ֥ה | har·bāh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| your offspring | זַרְעֵ֑ךְ | zar·‘êḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| so that | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| they will be too numerous | מֵרֹֽב׃ | mê·rōḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| to count | יִסָּפֵ֖ר | yis·sā·p̄êr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5608 count |
Cross-references
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Genesis 16:9 1 Peter 5:5–6
Genesis 16:10 Genesis 17:20 · Psalm 83:6–7 · Genesis 21:18 · Genesis 25:12–18 · Genesis 22:15–18 · Genesis 21:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.