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Genesis 16:7

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5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”

6 “Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.

Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.

8 “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.

9 So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”

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BSB
Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.
KJV
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
WEB
The LORD’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.
ASV
And the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
DARBY
And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
BLB
And the angel of YHWH found her by the spring of waters in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
ÅB
Men Herrens engel fant henne ved vannkilden i ørkenen, ved kilden på veien til Sur.
OTB
Herrens engel fant Hagar ved en kilde i ørkenen; det var kilden på veien til Sur.
B1930
Men Herrens engel fant henne ved vannkilden i ørkenen, ved kilden på veien til Sur.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 15:22

    Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.

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  • Genesis 25:18

    Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

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  • Genesis 21:17

    Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.

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  • Proverbs 15:3

    The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.

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  • Genesis 31:11

    In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’

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  • Genesis 20:1

    Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,

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  • Genesis 22:11

    Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:7

    Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

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