Genesis 16:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 16:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהּ֙
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הִנָּ֥ךְ
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הָרָ֖ה
hâreh
H2030
pregnant
וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ
yâlad
H3205
to bear
בֵּ֑ן
bên
H1121
son
וְקָרָ֤את
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמוֹ֙
shêm
H8034
name
יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל
Yishmâʻêʼl
H3458
Ishmael
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שָׁמַ֥ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עָנְיֵֽךְ
ʻŏnîy
H6040
affliction
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World English Bible Public Domain
The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the angel of Yahweh said to her, “Behold, pregnant, and you will bear a son, and you will call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has listened to your misery.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).