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And the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai. And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name [a]Ishmael, because Jehovah hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he shall be as a wild ass among men; his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell [b]over against all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, [c]Thou art [d]a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me? 14 Wherefore the well was called [e]Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:11 That is, God heareth.
  2. Genesis 16:12 Or, to the east of
  3. Genesis 16:13 Or, Thou God seest me
  4. Genesis 16:13 Hebrew El roi, that is, God of seeing.
  5. Genesis 16:14 That is, The well of the living one who seeth me.