Genesis 16:6-7

16:6 Abram said to Sarai, “Since your ¹  servant is under your authority, ²  do to her whatever you think best.” ³  Then Sarai treated Hagar ⁴  harshly, ⁵  so she ran away from Sarai. ⁶ 

16:7 The Lord’s angel ⁷  found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert – the spring that is along the road to Shur. ⁸ 

Genesis 16:13-14

16:13 So Hagar named the Lord who spoke to her, “You are the God who sees me,” ⁹  for she said, “Here I have seen one who sees me!” ¹⁰  16:14 That is why the well was called ¹¹  Beer Lahai Roi. ¹²  (It is located ¹³  between Kadesh and Bered.)

¹ tn The clause is introduced with the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh), introducing a foundational clause for the coming imperative: “since…do.”

² tn Heb “in your hand.”

³ tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”

⁴ tn Heb “her”; the referent (Hagar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn In the Piel stem the verb עָנָה (’anah) means “to afflict, to oppress, to treat harshly, to mistreat.”

⁶ tn Heb “and she fled from her presence.” The referent of “her” (Sarai) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “the messenger of the Lord.” Some identify the angel of the Lord as the preincarnate Christ because in some texts the angel is identified with the Lord himself. However, it is more likely that the angel merely represents the Lord; he can speak for the Lord because he is sent with the Lord’s full authority. In some cases the angel is clearly distinct from the Lord (see Judg 6:11-23). It is not certain if the same angel is always in view. Though the proper name following the noun “angel” makes the construction definite, this may simply indicate that a definite angel sent from the Lord is referred to in any given context. It need not be the same angel on every occasion. Note the analogous expression “the servant of the Lord,” which refers to various individuals in the OT (see BDB 714 s.v. עֶבֶד).

⁸ tn Heb “And the angel of the Lord found her near the spring of water in the desert, near the spring on the way to Shur.”

¹³ tn Heb “God of my seeing.” The pronominal suffix may be understood either as objective (“who sees me,” as in the translation) or subjective (“whom I see”).

¹⁴ tn Heb “after one who sees me.”

¹⁹ tn The verb does not have an expressed subject and so is rendered as passive in the translation.

²⁰ sn The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, bÿ’er lakhay ro’i) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” The text suggests that God takes up the cause of those who are oppressed.

²¹ tn Heb “look.” The words “it is located” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.