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Genesis 16:14

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16:14 That is why the well was called 1  Beer Lahai Roi. 2  (It is located 3  between Kadesh and Bered.)

Genesis 20:1

Context
Abraham and Abimelech

20:1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev 4  region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident 5  in Gerar,

1 tn The verb does not have an expressed subject and so is rendered as passive in the translation.

2 sn The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, bÿer lakhay roi) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” The text suggests that God takes up the cause of those who are oppressed.

3 tn Heb “look.” The words “it is located” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

4 tn Or “the South [country]”; Heb “the land of the Negev.”

sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

5 tn Heb “and he sojourned.”



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