12 “He will be a (A)wild donkey of a man,
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand will be against him;
And he will [a]live [b](B)to the east of all his brothers.”

13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “[c]You are [d]a God who sees”; for she said, “(C)Have I even [e]remained alive here after seeing Him?” 14 Therefore the well was called [f]Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between (D)Kadesh and Bered.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:12 Lit dwell
  2. Genesis 16:12 Lit before the face of; or in defiance of
  3. Genesis 16:13 Or You, God, see me
  4. Genesis 16:13 Heb Elroi
  5. Genesis 16:13 Lit seen here after the one who saw me
  6. Genesis 16:14 I.e. the well of the living one who sees me