Genesis 16:7
Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.
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ASV
And the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way 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.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ | vai.yim.tza.'Ah | and he found her | H4672 → |
| מַלְאַ֧ךְ | mal.'Akh | [the] angel of | H4397 → |
| יְהוָ֛ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | at | H5921 → |
| עֵ֥ין | 'ein | [the] spring of | H5869 → |
| הַמַּ֖יִם | ha.Ma.yim | <the> water | H4325 → |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | ba.mid.Bar | in the wilderness | H4057 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | at | H5921 → |
| הָעַ֖יִן | ha.'A.yin | the spring | H5869 → |
| בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ | be.De.rekh | on [the] way of | H1870 → |
| שֽׁוּר׃ | Shur | Shur | H7793 → |
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