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11 The Angel of the Lord said to her, “Listen, you are expecting a child and will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael,[a] because the Lord has heard your affliction. 12 He will be a wild donkey of a man. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will dwell in hostility toward[b] all of his brothers.”

13 She called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Here have I really seen him who sees me?”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:11 In Hebrew Ishmael sounds like God heard.
  2. Genesis 16:12 Or far away from
  3. Genesis 16:13 Or Have I been permitted to see even a glimpse of him who sees me?