en_tn_condensed/gen/16/12.md

# He will be a wild donkey of a man

This was not an insult. It may mean that Ishmael would be independent and strong like a wild donkey. Alternate translation: "He will be like a wild donkey among men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# He will be hostile against every man

"He will be every man's enemy"

# every man will be hostile to him

"everyone will be his enemy"

# he will live apart from

This can also mean "he will live in hostility with."

# his brothers

"his relatives" or "the other members of his family"
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# He will be a wild donkey of a man`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This was not an insult. It may mean that Ishmael would be independent and strong like a wild donkey. Alternate translation: "He will be like a wild donkey among men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00
			`# He will be hostile against every man`

			`"He will be every man's enemy"`

			`# every man will be hostile to him`

			`"everyone will be his enemy"`

			`# he will live apart from`

			`This can also mean "he will live in hostility with."`

			`# his brothers`

			`"his relatives" or "the other members of his family"`