Genesis 16:13
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 Living Translation
Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the LORD, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God who sees me.” She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?”

English Standard Version
So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”

Berean Standard Bible
So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”

King James Bible
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 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?”

New American Standard Bible
Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees me”; for she said, “Have I even seen Him here and lived after He saw me?”

NASB 1995
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?”

NASB 1977
Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “Thou art a God who sees”; for she said, “Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees”; for she said, “Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?”

Amplified Bible
Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are God Who Sees”; for she said, “Have I not even here [in the wilderness] remained alive after seeing Him [who sees me with understanding and compassion]?”

Christian Standard Bible
So she named the LORD who spoke to her: “You are El-roi,” for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the one who sees me? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So she called the LORD who spoke to her: The God Who Sees, for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the One who sees me?”

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?

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."

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Hagar named the LORD, who had been speaking to her, "You Are the God Who Watches Over Me." She said, "This is the place where I watched [the one] who watches over me."

Good News Translation
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."

International Standard Version
So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "You are 'God who sees,' because I have truly seen the one who looks after me."

Majority Standard Bible
So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”

NET Bible
So Hagar named the LORD who spoke to her, "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "Here I have seen one who sees me!"

New Heart English Bible
She called his name, who spoke to her, "You are El Roi," for she said, "Here I have seen the one who sees me."

Webster's Bible Translation
And she called the name of the LORD that spoke to her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

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?”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And she calls the Name of YHWH who is speaking to her, “You [are], O God, my beholder”; for she said, “Even here have I looked behind my beholder?”

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?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And she will call the name of Jehovah, having spoken to her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Here also I looked after him seeing me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then she called upon the name of the Lord who had spoken to her: “You are the God who has seen me.” For she said, “Certainly, here I have seen the back of the one who sees me.”

New American Bible
To the LORD who spoke to her she gave a name, saying, “You are God who sees me”; she meant, “Have I really seen God and remained alive after he saw me?”

New Revised Standard Version
So she named the LORD who spoke to her, “You are El-roi”; for she said, “Have I really seen God and remained alive after seeing him?”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, and said, Thou art God whom I saw; for she said, Behold, I have also seen a vision after he had seen me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And she called the name of LORD JEHOVAH who spoke with her and she said: “You are God in a vision”, because she said, “Behold, also I saw the vision after it saw me.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And she called the name of the LORD that spoke unto her, Thou art a God of seeing; for she said: 'Have I even here seen Him that seeth Me?'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And she called the name of the Lord God who spoke to her, Thou art God who seest me; for she said, For I have openly seen him that appeared to me.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Birth of Ishmael
12He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.” 13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!” 14Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.…

Cross References
Exodus 3:14
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

Psalm 139:1-12
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. / You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. / You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. ...

Jeremiah 23:23-24
“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” / “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

Job 34:21
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.

Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.

2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”

Psalm 33:13-15
The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. / From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth. / He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.

Isaiah 43:1-2
But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! / When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Psalm 121:3-8
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. / Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. / The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand. ...

Matthew 6:8
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

John 4:19-26
“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet. / Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. ...

Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

John 1:48
“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”

Luke 12:6-7
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Acts 17:27-28
God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. / ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’


Treasury of Scripture

And she called the name of the LORD that spoke to her, You God see me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that sees me?

called.

Genesis 16:7,9,10
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur…

Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Genesis 28:17,19
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven…

Thou.

Genesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Exodus 33:18-23
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory…

Exodus 34:5-7
And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD…

him that.

Genesis 31:42
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

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Genesis 16
1. Sarai, being barren, gives Hagar to Abram.
4. Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runs away.
7. An angel commands her to return and submit herself,
10. promises her a numerous posterity,
12. and shows their character and condition.
13. Hagar names the place, and returns to Sarai.
15. Ishmael is born.
16. The age of Abram.














So Hagar gave this name
In the ancient Near Eastern context, naming was a significant act that often revealed something about the character or nature of the person or deity being named. Hagar, an Egyptian servant, finds herself in a divine encounter, and her response is to name God. This act signifies her recognition and acknowledgment of God's personal involvement in her life. The Hebrew root for "gave" (נָתַן, natan) implies a deliberate and meaningful action, indicating that Hagar's naming is a profound moment of revelation and personal transformation.

to the LORD
The term "LORD" in the Hebrew text is "YHWH" (יהוה), the sacred and personal name of God revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14. This name signifies God's eternal, self-existent nature and His covenantal faithfulness. Hagar, a foreigner and a servant, is granted the privilege of addressing God by this personal name, highlighting the inclusivity of God's grace and His willingness to engage with all people, regardless of their status or background.

who had spoken to her
The phrase emphasizes the personal and direct communication between God and Hagar. In the Hebrew tradition, God speaking to an individual is a profound event, often reserved for patriarchs and prophets. This encounter elevates Hagar's status and underscores the importance of her story. The Hebrew verb "spoke" (דָּבַר, dabar) conveys not just the act of speaking but also the impartation of divine will and purpose.

'You are the God who sees me,'
Hagar's declaration, "You are the God who sees me," is a profound theological statement. The Hebrew word for "sees" (רֹאִי, ro'i) implies not just visual sight but also understanding, care, and concern. This name, "El Roi," reveals God's omniscience and His intimate awareness of individual lives. It assures believers that God is not distant or indifferent but is actively involved and attentive to their circumstances.

for she said
This phrase introduces Hagar's explanation and reflection on her experience. It indicates a moment of introspection and realization. The Hebrew conjunction "for" (כִּי, ki) often introduces a reason or explanation, suggesting that Hagar's naming of God is based on her personal encounter and understanding of His nature.

'Here I have seen the One who sees me.'
Hagar's statement is both a declaration of her experience and a theological insight. The repetition of the concept of seeing underscores the mutual recognition between Hagar and God. The Hebrew word for "seen" (רָאָה, ra'ah) is the same root used earlier, reinforcing the theme of divine perception and human acknowledgment. This encounter transforms Hagar's understanding of God, providing her with assurance and hope in her difficult circumstances.

(13) Thou God seest me.--Heb., Thou art El Boi, that is, a God of seeing. Not as Onkelos paraphrases it, "Thou art a God that sees all things," but "Thou art a God that permits Himself to be seen." For so Hagar proceeds herself to explain the name, Do not I still see after seeing? With all the love of an Oriental for dark sayings, Hagar plays upon the word "ro‹," but her meaning is plain: "Do I not see, and therefore am alive, and not even blinded, nor bereft of sense and reason, though I have seen God."

Verse 13. - And she called the name - not invoked the name (Chaldee, Lapide), though occasionally קָרָא שֵׁם has the same import as קָרָא בִשֵׁס (vide Deuteronomy 32:3) - of the Lord - Jehovah, thus identifying the Ma-leach Jehovah with Jehovah himself - that spake unto her, Thou God asset me. Literally, Thou (art) El-Roi, a God of seeing, meaning either the God of my vision, i.e. the God who revealest thyself in vision (Gesenius, Furst, Le Clerc, Dathe, Rosenmüller, Keil, Kalisch, Murphy), or, though less correctly, the God who sees all things, and therefore me (LXX., Vulgate, Calvin, Ainsworth; Candlish, Hofmann, Baumgarten, Delitzsch, Wordsworth). For she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Literally, Have I also hitherto seen? i.e. Do I also still live after the vision? (Onkelos,. Gesenius, Furst, Keil, Kalisch, Rosenmüller, Murphy).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So [Hagar] gave
וַתִּקְרָ֤א (wat·tiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

this name
שֵׁם־ (šêm-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8034: A name

to the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

who had spoken
הַדֹּבֵ֣ר (had·dō·ḇêr)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to her:
אֵלֶ֔יהָ (’ê·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“You are
אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

the God
אֵ֣ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

who sees me,”
רֳאִ֑י (ro·’î)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7210: Looking, seeing, sight

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

she said,
אָֽמְרָ֗ה (’ā·mə·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Here
הֲלֹ֛ם (hă·lōm)
Adverb
Strong's 1988: Hith-er

I have
הֲגַ֥ם (hă·ḡam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

seen
רָאִ֖יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

the One who sees me!”
רֹאִֽי׃ (rō·’î)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see


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