KJV King James Version
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
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Genesis 21:19
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
WEB World English Bible
God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.
ASV American Standard Version
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And God openeth her eyes, and she seeth a well of water, and she goeth and filleth the bottle with water, and causeth the youth to drink;
Surrounding context — Genesis 21
16 And she went, and sat her down over against [him] a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lift up her voice, and wept.
17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he [is].
18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou doest:
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וַיִּפְקַ֤חH6491 · pa.qachto openאֱלֹהִים֙H430 · e.lo.himGodאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֵינֶ֔יהָH5869 · a.yineyeוַתֵּ֖רֶאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeבְּאֵ֣רH875 · be.erwellמָ֑יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterוַתֵּ֜לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַתְּמַלֵּ֤אH4390 · ma.leto fillאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַחֵ֙מֶת֙H2573 · che.metbottleמַ֔יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterוַתַּ֖שְׁקְH8248 · sha.qahto water: wateringאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַנָּֽעַר׃H5288 · na.aryouth
Cross-references
Numbers 22:31Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.2 Kings 6:17-20And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain [was] full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.Isaiah 35:5-6Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.Luke 24:16-31But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
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