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Genesis 16:7

American Standard Version

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

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Genesis 16:7 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 5And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee.
  2. 6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.
  3. 7And the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
  4. 8And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.
  5. 9And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.