Genesis 16:14-16
World English Bible
14 Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi.[a] Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
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- 16:14 Beer Lahai Roi means “well of the one who lives and sees me”.
Genesis 16:14-16
New King James Version
14 Therefore the well was called (A)Beer Lahai Roi;[a] observe, it is (B)between Kadesh and Bered.
15 So (C)Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
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- Genesis 16:14 Lit. Well of the One Who Lives and Sees Me
Genesis 16:14-16
English Standard Version
14 Therefore the well was called (A)Beer-lahai-roi;[a] it lies between (B)Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
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- Genesis 16:14 Beer-lahai-roi means the well of the Living One who sees me
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