11 The angel of the Lord said to her further,

“Behold, you are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall call his name [a]Ishmael,
Because (A)the Lord [b]has given heed to your affliction.
12 “He will be a (B)wild donkey of a man,
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand will be against him;
And he will [c]live [d](C)to the east of all his brothers.”

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  1. Genesis 16:11 I.e. God hears
  2. Genesis 16:11 Lit has heard
  3. Genesis 16:12 Lit dwell
  4. Genesis 16:12 Lit before the face of; or in defiance of

28 Then some (A)Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and (B)sold [a]him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. Thus (C)they brought Joseph into Egypt.

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  1. Genesis 37:28 Lit Joseph

Joseph’s Success in Egypt

39 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him [a]from the (A)Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there.

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  1. Genesis 39:1 Lit from the hand of