Genesis 16:7

And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

In Context

6And Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maidservant is in thy hand: do to her what is good in thine eyes. And Sarai oppressed her; and she fled from her face.

8And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:1And Abraham departed thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned at Gerar.

Genesis 22:11And the Angel of Jehovah called to him from the heavens, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Here am I.

Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt, as one goes towards Assyria. He settled before the face of all his brethren.

Exodus 15:22And Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

Proverbs 15:3The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 16:5-7

4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 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. We have here the immediate bad… Read the whole commentary →

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