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

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  1. 16.13 Perhaps God of seeing or God who sees
  2. 16.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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

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  1. Genesis 16:13 Or seen the back of

Psalm 139

The Inescapable God

To the leader. Of David. A Psalm.

O Lord, you have searched me and known me.(A)
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
    you discern my thoughts from far away.(B)
You search out my path and my lying down
    and are acquainted with all my ways.(C)
Even before a word is on my tongue,
    O Lord, you know it completely.(D)
You hem me in, behind and before,
    and lay your hand upon me.(E)
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
    it is so high that I cannot attain it.(F)

Where can I go from your spirit?
    Or where can I flee from your presence?(G)
If I ascend to heaven, you are there;
    if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.(H)
If I take the wings of the morning
    and settle at the farthest limits of the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me,
    and your right hand shall hold me fast.(I)
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
    and night wraps itself around me,”[a](J)
12 even the darkness is not dark to you;
    the night is as bright as the day,
    for darkness is as light to you.(K)

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  1. 139.11 Q ms: MT and the light around me become night

Psalm 139

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

You have searched me,(A) Lord,
    and you know(B) me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;(C)
    you perceive my thoughts(D) from afar.
You discern my going out(E) and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.(F)
Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.(G)
You hem me in(H) behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,(I)
    too lofty(J) for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee(K) from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens,(L) you are there;
    if I make my bed(M) in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,(N)
    your right hand(O) will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
    and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark(P) to you;
    the night will shine like the day,
    for darkness is as light to you.

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30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[a] saying, “For I have seen God face to face, yet my life is preserved.”(A)

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  1. 32.30 That is, the face of God

30 So Jacob called the place Peniel,[a] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face,(A) and yet my life was spared.”

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  1. Genesis 32:30 Peniel means face of God.

21 For human ways are under the eyes of the Lord,
    and he examines all their paths.(A)

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21 For your ways are in full view(A) of the Lord,
    and he examines(B) all your paths.(C)

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.(A)

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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The angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.(A)

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24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it, “The Lord is peace.” To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.

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24 So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called(A) it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah(B) of the Abiezrites.

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The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the name, “The Lord.”[a](A) The Lord passed before him and proclaimed,

“The Lord, the Lord,
a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger,
and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,(B)
keeping steadfast love for the thousandth generation,[b]
forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,
yet by no means clearing the guilty,
but visiting the iniquity of the parents
upon the children
and the children’s children
to the third and the fourth generation.”(C)

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  1. 34.5 Heb YHWH; see note at 3.15
  2. 34.7 Or for thousands

Then the Lord came down in the cloud(A) and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord.(B) And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(C) and gracious God, slow to anger,(D) abounding in love(E) and faithfulness,(F) maintaining love to thousands,(G) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(H) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(I) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”(J)

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42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear[a] of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night.”(A)

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  1. 31.42 Meaning of Heb uncertain

42 If the God of my father,(A) the God of Abraham(B) and the Fear of Isaac,(C) had not been with me,(D) you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands,(E) and last night he rebuked you.(F)

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14 So Abraham called that place “The Lord will provide,”[a] as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”[b]

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  1. 22.14 Or will see; Heb traditionally transliterated Jehovah Jireh
  2. 22.14 Or he shall be seen

14 So Abraham called(A) that place The Lord(B) Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.(C)

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The angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her.” 10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will so greatly multiply your offspring that they cannot be counted for multitude.”(A)

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Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.” 10 The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”(A)

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17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

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17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place!(A) This is none other than the house of God;(B) this is the gate of heaven.”

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18 Moses[a] said, “Please show me your glory.” 19 And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you the name, ‘The Lord,’[b] and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.(A) 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one shall see me and live.”(B) 21 And the Lord continued, “See, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, 22 and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; 23 then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.”(C)

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  1. 33.18 Heb he
  2. 33.19 Heb YHWH; see note at 3.15

18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”(A)

19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass(B) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,(C) the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.(D) 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see(E) me and live.”

21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock(F) and cover you with my hand(G) until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”

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