World English Bible
Genesis 16:7
“The angel of Yahweh found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.”
Verse in context — Genesis 16
Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you.
But Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes." Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
The angel of Yahweh found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.
The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.
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