Genesis 16:10

10 The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”

Genesis 16:10 in Other Translations

10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

10 The angel of the LORD also said to her, "I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude."

10 Then he added, “I will give you more descendants than you can count.”

10 He continued, "I'm going to give you a big family, children past counting.

10 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

10 The Messenger of the LORD also said to her, "I will give you many descendants. No one will be able to count them because there will be so many."

10 The Angel of the Lord also said to her, "I will greatly multiply your offspring, and they will be too many to count."

10 The angel continued, "I will greatly increase the number of your children after you. You will have more of them than anyone can count."

Genesis 16:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 16:10

And the angel of the Lord said unto her
The same as before, who, by what follows, appears to be Jehovah himself:

I will multiply thy seed exceedingly;
not that she should have many children herself, for that she had more than this one she now went with, is not certain; but that that seed she had conceived should be exceedingly multiplied, and he should have a numerous posterity, as he had twelve princes sprung from him, the heads of Arab nations:

that it shall not be numbered for multitude;
such the Turks are at this day, supposed to be the seed of Ishmael, Hagar's son.

Genesis 16:10 In-Context

8 And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered.

9 Then the angel of the LORD told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”

10 The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”

11 The angel of the LORD also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael,for the LORD has heard of your misery.

12 He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 13:16">Genesis 13:16; Genesis 13:16">Genesis 13:16; Genesis 17:20