Genesis 16:12
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And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
In other translations
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
Hebrew words
וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931יִהְיֶהyihyehhe will beH1961פֶּרֶאpere'a wild donkey ofH6501אָדָם'adama manH120יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027בַכֹּלvakol[will be] on <the> everyoneH3605וְיַדveyadand [the] hand ofH3027כֹּלkoleveryoneH3605בּוֹbo[will be] on <the> himוְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] face ofH6440כָל־khol-allH3605אֶחָיו'echavbrothers hisH251יִשְׁכֹּן׃yishkonhe will dwellH7931
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
- Genesis 21:20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
- Job 39:5-85 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? 6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. 7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.5 Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness? 6 I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling. 7 He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver. 8 He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.
- Job 11:12For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
- Genesis 27:40And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
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