Genesis 16:13
“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?”
Genesis 16:13 in 7 translations
- KJVKing 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?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- 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.
- ASVAmerican 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?
- DARBYDarby
- And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, Thou art the God who reveals himself, for she said, Also here have I seen after he has revealed himself.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, You are a God who sees, for she said, Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?
- YLTYoung'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?'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Hagar named the Lord who spoke to her, "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "Have I really seen the one who sees me?"
Context: Genesis 16
11And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13And 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?
14Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
About Genesis 16: Abraham's Son Ishmael
Abram's wife Sarai is unable to have children, so she gives him her maidservant Hagar to be his wife. Hagar gives birth to Ishmael, but God later tells Abram that Sarai will also have a son, whom they will name Isaac.
Commentary
Genesis 16 is the story of Sarai, the wife of Abram, and her decision to give her Egyptian maidservant, Hagar, to Abram as a wife. Sarai was barren and believed that if she gave her maidservant to Abram, she would be able to have a child through her. Sarai's plan worked, and Hagar became pregnant with Abram's child.