11 The angel of the Lord said to her further,

“Behold, you are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall call his name [a]Ishmael,
Because (A)the Lord [b]has given heed to your affliction.
12 “He will be a (B)wild donkey of a man,
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand will be against him;
And he will [c]live [d](C)to the east of all his brothers.”

13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “[e]You are [f]a God who sees”; for she said, “(D)Have I even [g]remained alive here after seeing Him?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:11 I.e. God hears
  2. Genesis 16:11 Lit has heard
  3. Genesis 16:12 Lit dwell
  4. Genesis 16:12 Lit before the face of; or in defiance of
  5. Genesis 16:13 Or You, God, see me
  6. Genesis 16:13 Heb Elroi
  7. Genesis 16:13 Lit seen here after the one who saw me