Genesis 16:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He will be a wild donkeyפֶּ֣רֶא
(pe·re)
6501: a wild donkeyfrom an unused word
of a man,אָדָ֔ם
(a·dam,)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
His handיָדֹ֣ו
(ya·dov)
3027: handa prim. root
[will be] against everyone,בַכֹּ֔ל
(vak·kol,)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
And everyone'sכֹּ֖ל
(kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
handוְיַ֥ד
(ve·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
[will be] against him; And he will liveיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃
(yish·kon.)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
to the eastפְּנֵ֥י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of allכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his brothers."אֶחָ֖יו
(e·chav)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And he will be a wild
pere'  (peh'-reh)
the onager -- wild (ass).
man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
his hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
will be against every man and every man's hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
against him and he shall dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
in the presence
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of all his brethren
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"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."

King James Bible
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This man will be like a wild donkey. His hand will be against everyone, and everyone's hand will be against him; he will live at odds with all his brothers.

International Standard Version
He'll be a wild donkey of a man. He'll be against everyone, and everyone will be against him. He will live in conflict with all of his relatives."

NET Bible
He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile to everyone, and everyone will be hostile to him. He will live away from his brothers."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will be as free and wild as an untamed donkey. He will fight with everyone, and everyone will fight with him. He will have conflicts with all his relatives."

King James 2000 Bible
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren.
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