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Genesis 16:12 has many variations on where Ishmael’s descendants will live:
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KJV: he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren
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ESV: he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen
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CSB: he will settle near all his relatives
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NET: He will live away from his brothers
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NWT: he will dwell opposite all his brothers
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NASB95: And he will live to the east of all his brothers
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NASB20: And he will live in defiance of all his brothers
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NIV: he will live in hostility toward all his brothers
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NLT: he will live in open hostility against all his relatives
Some of them are quite contradictory.
What is the difficulty with translating this verse?
