Genesis 16:7 — Bible Verse (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.”
Genesis 16:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 16:7 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 16:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.”
Genesis 16:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 16:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. ”
Genesis 16:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 16:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way <FI>to<Fi> Shur,”
Genesis 16:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 16:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. ”
Genesis 16:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 16:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the Angel of the Lord founde her beside a fountaine of water in the wildernesse by the fountaine in the way to Shur,”
Genesis 16:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 16:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.”
Genesis 16:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 16:7 in Context — Genesis 16
5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.
6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7 And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
What Does Genesis 16:7 Mean?
Genesis 16:7 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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