Genesis 16:13

13 She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.”

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Genesis 16:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
ESV
13 So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "You are a God of seeing," for she said, "Truly here I have seen him who looks after me."
NLT
13 Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the LORD, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God who sees me.” She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?”
MSG
13 She answered God by name, praying to the God who spoke to her, "You're the God who sees me!" "Yes! He saw me; and then I saw him!"
CSB
13 So she named the Lord who spoke to her: The God Who Sees, for she said, "Have I really seen here the One who sees me?"

Genesis 16:13 In-Context

11 The angel of the LORD also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael,for the LORD has heard of your misery.
12 He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
13 She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”
14 That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi ; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.
15 So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 139:1-12
  • 2. Genesis 32:30; Genesis 33:10; Exodus 24:10; Exodus 33:20,23; Numbers 12:8; Judges 6:22; Judges 13:22; Isaiah 6:5

Footnotes 1

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