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11 And the angel of Yahweh said to her further,

“Behold, you [a]are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall call his name [b]Ishmael,
Because (A)Yahweh has heard your affliction.
12 And he will be a (B)wild donkey of a man,
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand will be against him;
And he will dwell [c](C)in the face of all his brothers.”

13 Then she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “[d]You are [e]a God who sees”; for she said, “(D)Have I even [f]remained alive here after seeing Him?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:11 Or have conceived, cf. 3:16; 21:2; 25:21; Ex 2:2; 1 Sam 1:20; Luke 1:31, 36
  2. Genesis 16:11 Lit God hears
  3. Genesis 16:12 Or to the east of, in defiance of
  4. Genesis 16:13 Or You, O God, see me
  5. Genesis 16:13 Heb El roi
  6. Genesis 16:13 Lit seen here after the one who saw me