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

11 The angel of the Lord(A) also said to her:

“You are now pregnant
    and you will give birth to a son.(B)
You shall name him(C) Ishmael,[a](D)
    for the Lord has heard of your misery.(E)

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  1. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means 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

12 He will be a wild donkey(A) of a man;
    his hand will be against everyone
    and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility
    toward[a] all his brothers.(B)

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  1. Genesis 16:12 Or live to the east / of

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

28 So when the Midianite(A) merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern(B) and sold(C) him for twenty shekels[a] of silver(D) to the Ishmaelites,(E) who took him to Egypt.(F)

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  1. Genesis 37:28 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams

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

Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife

39 Now Joseph(A) had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard,(B) bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.(C)

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