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Genesis 16:7-12 GNB ...The angel of the LORD  ( ) met Hagar at a spring in the desert on the road to Shur (8) and said, "Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She answered, "I am running away from my mistress." (9) He said, "Go back to her and be her slave." (10) Then he said, "I will give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them. (11) You are going to have a son, and you will name him Ishmael, because the LORD  ( ) has heard your cry of distress. (12) But your son will live like a wild donkey; he will be against everyone, and everyone will be against him. He will live apart from all his relatives."

Genesis 16:7-12 LITV ...And the Angel of Jehovah  ( ) found her by a well of water in the wilderness; by the well in the way of Shur. (8) And He said, Hagar, Sarai's slave-girl, where did you come from? And where do you go? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress, Sarai. (9) And the Angel of Jehovah  ( ) said to her, Return to your mistress and submit yourself under her hand. (10) And the Angel of Jehovah  ( ) said to her, I will exceedingly multiply your seed, so that it shall not be numbered for multitude. (11) And the Angel of Jehovah  ( ) said to her, Behold! You are with child and shall bear a son; and you shall call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah  ( ) has listened to your affliction. (12) And he shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against all, and the hand of everyone against him; and he shall live before all his brothers.

Genesis 16:7-12 ESV ...The angel of the LORD  ( ) found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. (8) And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai." (9) The angel of the LORD  ( ) said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her." (10) The angel of the LORD  ( ) also said to her, "I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude." (11) And the angel of the LORD  ( ) said to her, "Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD  ( ) has listened to your affliction. (12) He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen."

Genesis 16:7-12 YLT ...And a messenger of Jehovah  ( ) findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur, (8) and he saith, `Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?' and she saith, `From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.' (9) And the messenger of Jehovah  ( ) saith to her, `Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;' (10) and the messenger of Jehovah  ( ) saith to her, `Multiplying I multiply thy seed, and it is not numbered from multitude;' (11) and the messenger of Jehovah  ( ) saith to her, `Behold thou art conceiving, and bearing a son, and hast called his name Ishmael, for Jehovah  ( ) hath hearkened unto thine affliction; (12) and he is a wild-ass man, his hand against every one, and every one's hand against him--and before the face of all his brethren he dwelleth.'

Genesis 16:7-12 CEV ...Hagar stopped to rest at a spring in the desert on the road to Shur. While she was there, the angel of the LORD  ( ) came to her (8) and asked, "Hagar, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I'm running away from Sarai, my owner." (9) The angel said, "Go back to Sarai and be her slave. (10) I will give you a son, who will be called Ishmael, because I have heard your cry for help. And later I will give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all. (11) (SEE 16:10) (12) But your son will live far from his relatives; he will be like a wild donkey, fighting everyone, and everyone fighting him."

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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