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Genesis 16:10
The LORD’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.”
Genesis 16:10 · World English Bible
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Genesis 16:10 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.”
The angel of the Lord said to her, "I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude."
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In context
7 The LORD’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.
8 He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.”
9 The LORD’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”
10 The LORD’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.”
11 The LORD’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction.
12 He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposed to all of his brothers.”
13 She called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”
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