He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”Genesis 16:12
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
וְה֤וּא יִהְיֶה֙ פֶּ֣רֶא אָדָ֔ם יָד֣וֹ בַכֹּ֔ל וְיַ֥ד כֹּ֖ל בּ֑וֹ וְעַל־פְּנֵ֥י כָל־אֶחָ֖יו יִשְׁכֹּֽן׃
- וְה֤וּאve.Hu'“and he”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- יִהְיֶה֙yih.Yeh“he will be”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- פֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'“a wild donkey of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫רֶא · “wild donkey” · Strong's H6501
- אָדָ֔ם'a.Dam“a man”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- יָד֣וֹya.Do“hand his”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- בַכֹּ֔לva.Kol“[will be] on <the> everyone”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- וְיַ֥דve.Yad“and [the] hand of”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- כֹּ֖לkol“everyone”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- בּ֑וֹbo“[will be] on <the> him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] face of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- כָל־khol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- אֶחָ֖יו'e.Chav“brothers his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-relative” · Strong's H0251H
- יִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.Kon“he will dwell”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)