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13 And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her: Thou the God who hast seen me. For she said: Verily here have I seen the hinder parts of him that seeth me.

14 Therefore she called that well, The well of him that liveth and seeth me. The same is between Cades and Barad.

15 And Agar brought forth a son to Abram: who called his name Ismael.

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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) 14 That is why the well(C) was called Beer Lahai Roi[b];(D) it is still there, between Kadesh(E) and Bered.

15 So Hagar(F) bore Abram a son,(G) and Abram gave the name Ishmael(H) to the son she had borne.

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Footnotes

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  2. Genesis 16:14 Beer Lahai Roi means well of the Living One who sees me.