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Genesis 16:11-13
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11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,

“Now you have conceived and shall bear a son;
    you shall call him Ishmael,[a]
    for the Lord has given heed to your affliction.(A)
12 He shall be a wild ass of a man,
with his hand against everyone,
    and everyone’s hand against him,
and he shall live at odds with all his kin.”(B)

13 So she named the Lord who spoke to her, “You are El-roi,”[b] for she said, “Have I really seen God and remained alive after seeing him?”[c](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 16.11 That is, God hears
  2. 16.13 Perhaps God of seeing or God who sees
  3. 16.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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