11 The angel of the Lord said to her further,

“Behold, you are pregnant,
And you will give birth to a son;
And you shall name him [a]Ishmael,
Because (A)the Lord has heard your affliction.

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  1. Genesis 16:11 I.e., God hears

12 But he will be a (A)wild donkey of a man;
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand will be against him;
And he will live [a](B)in defiance of all his brothers.”

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  1. Genesis 16:12 Lit before the face of; or opposite

28 Then some (A)Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him out and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and (B)sold [a]him to the Ishmaelites for [b]twenty shekels of silver. So (C)they brought Joseph into Egypt.

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  1. Genesis 37:28 Lit Joseph
  2. Genesis 37:28 About 10 oz. or 280 gm

Joseph’s Success in Egypt

39 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him [a]from the (A)Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there.

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  1. Genesis 39:1 Lit from the hand of

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