Genesis 16 · Verse 10

Genesis 16:10

And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Genesis 16:10, King James Version

Genesis 16:10 in other translations

BSBThen the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
WEBThe LORD’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.”
ASVAnd the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
YLTand the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, ‘Multiplying I multiply thy seed, and it is not numbered from multitude;'
DARBYAnd the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
BBEAnd the angel of the Lord said, Your seed will be greatly increased so that it may not be numbered.
WebsterAnd the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

What does Genesis 16:10 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 I will multiply thy seed exceedingly - Who says this? The person who is called the Angel of the Lord; and he certainly speaks with all the authority which is proper to God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 16:7-16

Hagar was out of her place, and out of the way of her duty, and going further astray, when the Angel found her. It is a great mercy to be stopped in a sinful way, either by conscience or by providence. Whence comest thou? Consider that thou art running from duty, and the privileges thou wast blest with in Abram's tent. It is good to live in a religious family, which those ought to consider who have this advantage…

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Genesis 16:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לָהּ֙lahto <the> her
מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel ofH4397
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הַרְבָּ֥הhar.Bahcertainly <to increase>H7235
אַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehI will increaseH7235
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
זַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'Ekhoffspring yourH2233
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.Ferit will be countedH5608
מֵרֹֽב\׃me.Rofrom multitudeH7230

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 16:10

  • Genesis 17:20

    And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

  • Psalms 83:6-7

    The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

  • Genesis 21:18

    Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

  • Genesis 21:13

    And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

  • Genesis 25:12-18

    Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham: And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: …

  • Genesis 22:15-18

    And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  • Acts 7:30-38

    And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold. Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. …

  • John 1:18

    No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  • Hosea 12:3-5

    He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us; Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.

  • Exodus 3:2-6

    And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. …

  • Genesis 31:11-13

    And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. I am the God of Beth–el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

  • Judges 6:11

    And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the angel.
22:15-18; 31:11-13; 32:24-30; 48:15,16; Ex 3:2-6; Jud 2:1-3; 6:11
Jud 6:16,21-24; 13:16-22; Isa 63:9; Ho 12:3-5; Zec 2:8,9; Mal 3:1
Joh 1:18; Ac 7:30-38; 1Ti 6:16
I will.
17:20; 21:13,16; 25:12-18; Ps 83:6,7

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Context

  • Genesis 16:9

    And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

  • Genesis 16:10

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

  • Genesis 16:11

    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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Genesis 16:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Díjole también el ángel de Jehová: Multiplicaré tanto tu linaje, que no será contado á causa de la muchedumbre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’Ange de l’ Éternel lui dit: Je multiplierai beaucoup ta semence, et elle ne pourra se nombrer à cause de sa multitude.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Engel Jehovas sprach zu ihr: Ich will sehr mehren deinen Samen, daß er nicht gezählt werden soll vor Menge.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et rursum: Multiplicans, inquit, multiplicabo semen tuum, et non numerabitur præ multitudine.