Genesis 16:10
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And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
In other translations
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהּlahto <the> herמַלְאַךְmal'akh[the] angel ofH4397יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הַרְבָּהharbahcertainly <to increase>H7235אַרְבֶּה'arbehI will increaseH7235אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853זַרְעֵךְzar'ekhoffspring yourH2233וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִסָּפֵרyisaferit will be countedH5608מֵרֹב׃merofrom multitudeH7230
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