Commentary for Genesis 16:10
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה הַרְבָּ֥ה אַרְבֶּ֖ה אֶת־זַרְעֵ֑ךְ וְלֹ֥א יִסָּפֵ֖ר מֵרֹֽב׃
And the angel of the LORD said unto her: ‘I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Radak on Genesis
הרבה ארבה, the angel being G'd's messenger, may speak in the first person as if he were to do what he says, seeing that he delivers G'd's message. It is as if G'd Himself had spoken.
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Rav Hirsch on Torah
Um diesen Preis sollst du Stammmutter einer zahlreichen Nachkommenschaft werden. Hagar rührt sich nicht.
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Radak on Genesis
ולא יספר מרב, the words: "and it will not be capable of being counted due to its large number," are to be understood as an exaggeration, poetical license.
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