Genesis 16:14

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.

American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Bible in Basic English

So that fountain was named, Fountain of Life and Vision: it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Therefore she called that well, The well of him that liveth and seeth me. The same is between Cades and Barad.

Free Bible Version

That's why the well is called “the Well of the Living One who Sees Me.” It's still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore the well was called, Beerlahai-roi. lo, it is betweene Kadesh and Bered.

King James (Authorized) Version

Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

One Unity Resource Bible

Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi [Well of the one who lives and sees]. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Plain English Version

So that’s why people call that water-hole the water-hole that belongs to the one that is alive and sees me. That water-hole is between a place called Kadesh and a place called Bered.

Translation for Translators

That is why people call the well there ‘Beer-Lahai-Roi’, which means, ‘The well of the living one who sees us’! It is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Noah Webster Bible

Wherefore the well was called Beer-la-hai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

World English Bible

Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Young's Literal Translation

therefore hath one called the well, 'The well of the Living One, my beholder;' lo, between Kadesh and Bered.

Context

Hagar and Ishmael

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.

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Chuck Smith

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Summary

Genesis 16:14 highlights the significance of God's care and provision for Hagar and her son Ishmael. Despite their circumstances and being cast out by Sarah, God did not abandon them but sustained them in the wilderness. This verse showcases God's faithfulness and compassion towards those who are marginalized or oppressed, demonstrating His willingness to intervene in their lives. It serves as a reminder that God sees and hears the cries of the downtrodden, offering hope and help in times of need. Ultimately, Genesis 16:14 reveals God's sovereignty and mercy in fulfilling His promises, even to those who may seem forgotten or overlooked.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi - It appears, from Gen 16:7, that Hagar had sat down by a fountain or well of water in the wilderness of Shur, at which the Angel of the Lord found her; and, to commemorate the wonderful discovery which God had made of himself, she called the name of the well באר לחי ראי beer-lachai-roi, "A well to the Living One who seeth me." Two things seem implied here: 1. A dedication of the well to Him who had appeared to her; and, 2. Faith in the promise: for he who is the Living One, existing in all generations, must have it ever in his power to accomplish promises which are to be fulfilled through the whole lapse of time.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi,.... That is, the fountain where the angel found her, Gen 16:7; this, from the appearance of God to her at it, was afterwards called by her and others by this name, which signifies "the well of him that liveth and seeth me"; that is, of the living and all seeing God, and who had taken a special care of her, and favoured her with a peculiar discovery of his love to her: or this may have respect to herself, and be rendered, "the well of her that liveth and seeth"; that had had a sight of God, and yet was alive; lived though she had seen him, and after she had seen him, and was still indulged with a sight of him. Aben Ezra says, the name of this well, at the time he lived, was called Zemum, he doubtless means Zemzem, a well near Mecca, which the Arabs say (z) is the well by which Hagar sat down with Ishmael, and where she was comforted by the angel, Gen 21:19, behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered; Kadesh is the same with Kadesh Barnea in the wilderness, Num 13:3. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan call it Rekam, the same with Petra, the chief city of Arabia Petraea, inhabited in later times by the Nabathaeans, the posterity of Ishmael: and Bered is nowhere else mentioned, it is called by Onkelos Chagra or Hagra, by which he interprets Shur, Gen 16:7; and by the Targum of Jonathan it is called Chaluza, a noted town in Idumea, the same with Chelus, mentioned with Kades in the Apocrypha;"And to all that were in Samaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jerusalem, and Betane, and Chelus, and Kades, and the river of Egypt, and Taphnes, and Ramesse, and all the land of Gesem,'' (Judith 1:9)and so Jerom (a) speaks of a place called Elusa, near the wilderness of Kadesh, which in his times was inhabited by Saracens, the descendants of Ishmael; and this bids fair to the Bered here spoken of, and seems to be its Greek name, and both are of the same signification; for Bered signifies hail, as does Chalaza in Greek, which the Targumists here make Chaluza; between Kadesh and Barath, as Jerom (b) calls it, Hagar's well was shown in his days. (z) See Pitts's Account of the Mahometans, c. 7. p. 103. (a) In Vita Hilarionis, fol. 84. 1. (b) De loc. Heb. fol. 89. E.

Genesis 16:14

Hagar and Ishmael

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Berean Standard Bible

Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.

American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Bible in Basic English

So that fountain was named, Fountain of Life and Vision: it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Therefore she called that well, The well of him that liveth and seeth me. The same is between Cades and Barad.

Free Bible Version

That's why the well is called “the Well of the Living One who Sees Me.” It's still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore the well was called, Beerlahai-roi. lo, it is betweene Kadesh and Bered.

King James (Authorized) Version

Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

One Unity Resource Bible

Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi [Well of the one who lives and sees]. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Plain English Version

So that’s why people call that water-hole the water-hole that belongs to the one that is alive and sees me. That water-hole is between a place called Kadesh and a place called Bered.

Translation for Translators

That is why people call the well there ‘Beer-Lahai-Roi’, which means, ‘The well of the living one who sees us’! It is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Noah Webster Bible

Wherefore the well was called Beer-la-hai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

World English Bible

Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Young's Literal Translation

therefore hath one called the well, 'The well of the Living One, my beholder;' lo, between Kadesh and Bered.

Adam Clarke
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Genesis 16:14

Verse

Context

Hagar and Ishmael

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Genesis 16:14

Hagar and Ishmael

(Through the Bible) Exodus 1-5

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes