Genesis 16:9-11

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁹The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her.” ¹⁰The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will so greatly multiply your offspring that they cannot be counted for multitude.” ¹¹And the angel of the Lord said to her,

“Now you have conceived and shall bear a son;
you shall call him Ishmael,^[a]
for the Lord has given heed to your affliction.

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Genesis 16:11 That is God hears

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