Genesis 21:19

Genesis 21:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.

Context of Genesis 21:19

17God heard the boy crying, and the Messenger of God called to Hagar from heaven. “What’s the matter, Hagar?” he asked her. “Don’t be afraid! God has heard the boy crying from the bushes. 18Come on, help the boy up! Take him by the hand, because I’m going to make him into a great nation.” God opened her eyes. Then she saw a well. She filled the container with water and gave the boy a drink. 20God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a skilled archer. 21He lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother got him a wife from Egypt.

Genesis 21:19 word by word

וַיִּפְקַ֤ח אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־עֵינֶ֔יהָ וַתֵּ֖רֶא בְּאֵ֣ר מָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ וַתְּמַלֵּ֤א אֶת־הַחֵ֙מֶת֙ מַ֔יִם וַתַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־הַנָּֽעַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• openedפָּקַחpâqach · to openH6491
• her eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and she sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• a wellבְּאֵרbe'êr · wellH875
• of waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and she wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the bottleחֵ֫מֶתchêmeth · bottleH2573
• and gaveשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
• the ladנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248

Cross-references for Genesis 21:19

• Numbers 22:31Then the Lord let Balaam see the Messenger of the Lord who was standing in the road with his sword drawn. So Balaam knelt, bowing with his face touching the ground.
• 2 Kings 6:17Then Elisha prayed, “Lord, please open his eyes so that he may see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes and let him see. The mountain around Elisha was full of fiery horses and chariots.
• Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unplugged.
• Luke 24:16Although they saw him, they didn’t recognize him.

Commentaries on Genesis 21:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19God opened her eyes - These words appear to me to mean no more than that God directed her to a well, which probably was at no great distance from the place in which she then was; and therefore she is commanded, Genesis 21:18, to support the lad, literally, to make her hand strong in his behalf - namely, that he might reach the well and quench his thirst.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet “bottle,” akin to חמה chāmâh “surround, enclose,” and הוּם chûm “black. באר שׁבע beêr -sheba‛ Beer-sheba, “well of seven.” 22. פיכל pı̂ykol Pikhol, “mouth or spokesman of all.” 23. נין nı̂yn “offspring, kin;” related: “sprout, flourish.” נכד neked “progeny,” perhaps “acquaintance,” cognate with נגד ngd “be before” (the eyes) and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 If Hagar and Ishmael had behaved well in Abraham's family, they might have continued there; but they were justly punished. By abusing privileges, we forfeit them. Those who know not when they are well off, will be made to know the worth of mercies by the want of them. They were brought to distress in the wilderness. It is not said that the provisions were spent, or that Abraham sent them away without money. But the water was spent; and having…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-21God rescued Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness and promised them a future (compare 16:7–14). This passage is like chapter 16, but there are key differences. God saves Hagar and Ishmael, but there is no special naming. God repeats the promise to Hagar, but she is not told to return to Sarah. These repeated themes show God's plan for Hagar and Ishmael. As Joseph later explained to Pharaoh, a repeated event confirms God's plan (41:32). God did not leave…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. God opened her eyes--Had she forgotten the promise (Ge 16:11)? Whether she looked to God or not, He regarded her and directed her to a fountain close beside her, but probably hid amid brushwood, by the waters of which her almost expiring son was revived.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 21:19

• Beer-Sheba
• Ishmael
• Miracles
• Sorrow
• Women

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Bottle
• Call
• Cast
• Everlasting
• Falsely
• Grievous
• Hagar
• Ishmael

Commentaries on Genesis 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings