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Genesis 16:12

NETBible	He will be a wild donkey¹ of a man. He will be hostile to everyone,² and everyone will be hostile to him.³ He will live away from⁴ his brothers.”
NIV © biblegateway Gen 16:12	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 towards all his brothers."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 16:12	"He will be a wild donkey of a man, His hand will be against everyone, And everyone’s hand will be against him; And he will live to the east of all his brothers."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 16:12	This son of yours will be a wild one––free and untamed as a wild donkey! He will be against everyone, and everyone will be against him. Yes, he will live at odds with the rest of his brothers."
MSG © biblegateway Gen 16:12	He'll be a bucking bronco of a man, a real fighter, fighting and being fought, Always stirring up trouble, always at odds with his family."
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 16:12	And he will be like a mountain ass among men; his hand will be against every man and every man’s hand against him, and he will keep his place against all his brothers.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 16:12	He shall be a wild ass of a man, with his hand against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; and he shall live at odds with all his kin."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 16:12	He shall be a wild man; His hand shall be against every man, And every man’s hand against him. And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren."
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KJV	And he will be a wild <06501> man <0120>_; his hand <03027> [will be] against every man, and every man's hand <03027> against him; and he shall dwell <07931> (8799) in the presence <06440> of all his brethren <0251>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 16:12	"He will be a wild <06501> donkey <06501> of a man <0120> , His hand <03027> will be against everyone <03605> , And everyone's <03605> hand <03027> will be against him; And he will live <07931> to the east <06440> of all <03605> his brothers <0251> ."
LXXM	outov <3778> D-NSM estai <1510> V-FMI-3S agroikov {A-NSM} anyrwpov <444> N-NSM ai <3588> T-NPF ceirev <5495> N-NPF autou <846> D-GSM epi <1909> PREP pantav <3956> A-APM kai <2532> CONJ ai <3588> T-NPF ceirev <5495> N-NPF pantwn <3956> A-GPM ep <1909> PREP auton <846> D-ASM kai <2532> CONJ kata <2596> PREP proswpon <4383> N-ASN pantwn <3956> A-GPM twn <3588> T-GPM adelfwn <80> N-GPM autou <846> D-GSM katoikhsei {V-FAI-3S}
NET [draft] ITL	He <01931> will be <01961> a wild donkey <06501> of a man <0120> . He will be hostile to everyone <03605> , and everyone <03605> will be hostile <05921> to him. He will live <07931> away from <06440> his brothers <0251> .”
HEBREW	Nksy <07931> wyxa <0251> lk <03605> ynp <06440> lew <05921> wb <0> lk <03605> dyw <03027> lkb <03605> wdy <03027> Mda <0120> arp <06501> hyhy <01961> awhw (16:12) <01931>

NETBible

He will be a wild donkey¹ of a man. He will be hostile to everyone,² and everyone will be hostile to him.³ He will live away from⁴ his brothers.”

NET Notes

¹sn A wild donkey of a man. The prophecy is not an insult. The wild donkey lived a solitary existence in the desert away from society. Ishmael would be free-roaming, strong, and like a bedouin; he would enjoy the freedom his mother sought.

²tn Heb “His hand will be against everyone.” The “hand” by metonymy represents strength. His free-roaming life style would put him in conflict with those who follow social conventions. There would not be open warfare, only friction because of his antagonism to their way of life.

³tn Heb “And the hand of everyone will be against him.”

⁴tn Heb “opposite, across from.” Ishmael would live on the edge of society (cf. NASB “to the east of”). Some take this as an idiom meaning “be at odds with” (cf. NRSV, NLT) or “live in hostility toward” (cf. NIV).