Genesis 16:12 (KJV)

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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

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Cross-references

be a. Ge 21:20 Job 11:12 Job 39:5-8

his hand. Ge 27:40

he shall. Ge 25:18

wild.The word rendered "wild" also denotes the "wild ass;" the description of which animal in Job 39:5-8, affords the very best representation of the wandering, lawless, freebooting life of the Bedouin and other Arabs, the descendants of Ishmael.

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