Genesis 16:12-14

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¹²He 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.”

¹³So 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] ¹⁴Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi;^[c] it lies between Kadesh and Bered.

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Footnotes

Genesis 16:13 Perhaps God of seeing or God who sees
Genesis 16:13 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 16:14 That is the Well of the Living One who sees me

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