Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.Genesis 16:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛ה עַל־עֵ֥ין הַמַּ֖יִם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַל־הָעַ֖יִן בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ שֽׁוּר׃
- וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּvai.yim.tza.'Ah“and he found her”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- מַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'Akh“[the] angel of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
- יְהוָ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- עַל־'al-“at”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- עֵ֥ין'ein“[the] spring of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “spring” · Strong's H5869M
- הַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yim“<the> water”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
- עַל־'al-“at”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הָעַ֖יִןha.'A.yin“the spring”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “spring” · Strong's H5869M
- בְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekh“on [the] way of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
- שֽׁוּר׃Shur“Shur”Noun, proper name of a place · from שׁוּר · “Shur” · Strong's H7793
Places named in this verse
- Shurregion, settlement · Identification: probable · Map of Shur (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Shur on OpenBible.info