Genesis 16:7
in Genesis 16Now 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in Genesis 16
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(Verse 7) And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the desert, by the fountain on the way to Shur. Then the Egyptian woman hurriedly went on the way to Shur, which leads through the desert to Egypt.
This site's exposition
found Hagar by a spring of water
on Genesis 16:7-8
This is the first appearance of the angel of the LORD, and it comes to a runaway Egyptian slave. Jerome notes that the road to Shur runs through the desert toward Egypt, so she is heading home. He calls her Hagar, servant of Sarai, naming what she ran from.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
It is well too that Hagar was found "by a spring of water," for beginners find themselves engaged in purifications, which are signified by water.
The Medieval Church1 voice
And when the angel found her by the spring of water in the wilderness on the road to Shur, he said to her, "Hagar, maidservant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?"
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
It were well if our afflictions would make us think of our home, the better country. But Hagar was now out of her place, and out of the way of her duty, and going further astray, when the angel found her. It is a great mercy to be stopped in a sinful way either by conscience or by Providence.
And the angel of the Lord found her,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The angel of the Lord - That Jesus Christ, in a body suited to the dignity of his nature, frequently appeared to the patriarchs, has been already intimated.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ | vaiyimtzaah | and he found her | H4672 → | 455 times |
| מַלְאַ֧ךְ | malakh | [the] angel of | H4397 → | 213 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עֵ֥ין | ʾein | [the] spring of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| הַמַּ֖יִם | hamayim | <the> water | H4325 → | 581 times |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | bamidbar | in the wilderness | H4057 → | 270 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָעַ֖יִן | haayin | the spring | H5869 → | 887 times |
| בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ | bederekh | on [the] way of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| שֽׁוּר׃ | shur | Shur | H7793 → | 6 times |
וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּand he found her
vaiyimtzaahH4672 →455 times
מַלְאַ֧ךְ[the] angel of
malakhH4397 →213 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עַל־at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
עֵ֥ין[the] spring of
ʾeinH5869 →887 times
הַמַּ֖יִם<the> water
hamayimH4325 →581 times
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רin the wilderness
bamidbarH4057 →270 times
עַל־at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הָעַ֖יִןthe spring
haayinH5869 →887 times
בְּדֶ֥רֶךְon [the] way of
bederekhH1870 →707 times
שֽׁוּר׃Shur
shurH7793 →6 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
it leads to
- Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Jeremiah 16:17
For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.
- Jeremiah 23:24
“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in…
- Proverbs 5:21
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Hebrews 4:13
Through
Genesis 21:17Then 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…
it leads to
- Genesis 16:11
The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
- Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Genesis 16:11
Through
Genesis 25:18Ishmael’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.
it leads to
- Genesis 16:12
He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
- Genesis 16:12
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron); Didymus the Blind, ON GENESIS 243; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.