Genesis 16:11

New International Version

¹¹The 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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Footnotes

Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears.

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Genesis 16:12

New International Version

¹²He 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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Genesis 16:12 Or live to the east / of

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Genesis 37:28

New International Version

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

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Genesis 39:1

New International Version

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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