Genesis 16:12

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
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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׃

  1. וְה֤וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  2. יִהְיֶה֙yih.Yeh“he will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. פֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'“a wild donkey of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫רֶא · “wild donkey” · Strong's H6501
  4. אָדָ֔ם'a.Dam“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  5. יָד֣וֹya.Do“hand his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  6. בַכֹּ֔לva.Kol“[will be] on <the> everyone”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. וְיַ֥דve.Yad“and [the] hand of”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  8. כֹּ֖לkol“everyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. בּ֑וֹbo“[will be] on <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  10. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  11. פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] face of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  12. כָל־khol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  13. אֶחָ֖יו'e.Chav“brothers his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-relative” · Strong's H0251H
  14. 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)