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Berean Standard Bible

“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

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Hagar had fled into the desert after Sarai treated her harshly. She was pregnant, alone and on the road toward Egypt, her homeland, near a spring on the way to Shur.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And an angel of the Lord came to her by a fountain of water in the waste land, by the fountain on the way to Shur.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y hallóla el ángel de Jehová junto á una fuente de agua en el desierto, junto á la fuente que está en el camino del Sur.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El ángel del Señor la encontró en el desierto, junto a un pozo que se halla en el camino que va hacia la región de Sur,

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