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Genesis 16:13
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11 And the Angel of the Lord said to her:
“Behold, you are with child,
aAnd you shall bear a son.
You shall call his name1 Ishmael,
Because the Lord has heard your affliction. 
12 aHe shall be a wild man;
His hand shall be against every man,
And every man’s hand against him.
bAnd he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”  
13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-1the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here2 seen Him awho sees me?”  
14 Therefore the well was called aBeer Lahai Roi; observe, it is bbetween Kadesh and Bered.  
15 So aHagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 16:13

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American Standard Version
And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me?

Amplified® Bible
So she called the name of the Lord Who spoke to her, You are a God of seeing, for she said, Have I [not] even here [in the wilderness] looked upon Him Who sees me [and lived]? {Or} have I here also seen [the future purposes or designs of] Him Who sees me?

Contemporary English Version
Hagar thought, "Have I really seen God and lived to tell about it?" So from then on she called him, "The God Who Sees Me."

Darby English Version
And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, Thou art the ùGod who reveals himself, for she said, Also here have I seen after he has revealed himself.

Good News Bible
Hagar asked herself, "Have I really seen God and lived to tell about it?" So she called the LORD, who had spoken to her, "A God Who Sees."

King James Version
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

New American Standard Bible
Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees; for she said, "Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?""

New International Version
She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me."

New King James Version
Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "I perceive You as a God who sees"; for she said, "Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?"

Revised Standard Version
So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "Thou art a God of seeing"; for she said, "Have I really seen God and remained alive after seeing him?"

Young's Literal Translation
And she calleth the name of Jehovah who is speaking unto her, `Thou `art', O God, my beholder;' for she said, `Even here have I looked behind my beholder?'

New English Translation
So Hagar named the Lord who spoke to her, “You are the God who sees me,”1 for she said, “Here I have seen one who sees me!”2


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