Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation Then God opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink. English Standard Version 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. 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. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. Legacy Standard Bible 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. Amplified Bible Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the [empty] skin with water and gave the boy a drink. Christian Standard Bible Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well. So she went and filled the waterskin and gave the boy a drink. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the waterskin and gave the boy a drink. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And God opened her eyes and she saw a well of waters and she went and filled the skin with water and gave drink to the boy. Brenton Septuagint Translation And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink. Contemporary English Version Then God let her see a well. So she went to the well and filled the skin with water, then gave some to her son. Douay-Rheims Bible And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation God opened her eyes. Then she saw a well. She filled the container with water and gave the boy a drink. Good News Translation Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well. She went and filled the leather bag with water and gave some to the boy. International Standard Version Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went, filled the skin with water, and gave the boy a drink. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And God opens her eyes, and she sees a well of water, and she goes and fills the bottle [with] water, and causes the youth to drink; Majority 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. New American Bible Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went and filled the skin with water, and then let the boy drink. NET Bible Then God enabled Hagar to see a well of water. She went over and filled the skin with water, and then gave the boy a drink. New Revised Standard Version Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. She went, and filled the skin with water, and gave the boy a drink. New Heart English Bible God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the container with water, and gave the boy a drink. 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; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sarah Turns Against Hagar…18Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” 19Then 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. 20And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.… Cross References Genesis 16:7 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert--the spring along the road to Shur. Genesis 16:14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered. Numbers 22:31 Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown. 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed, "O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see." And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. Treasury of Scripture 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. Numbers 22:31 Then 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 6:17-20 And 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 35:5,6 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped… Jump to Previous Bottle Boy Causeth Drink Eyes Filled Flask Lad Open Opened Openeth Skin Water Water-Spring YouthJump to Next Bottle Boy Causeth Drink Eyes Filled Flask Lad Open Opened Openeth Skin Water Water-Spring YouthGenesis 21 1. Isaac is born, and circumcised.6. Sarah's joy. 8. Isaac is weaned. 9. Hagar and Ishmael sent away. 15. Hagar in distress. 17. The angel relieves and comforts her. 23. Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba. (19) A well of water.--Not a cistern, but a spring of living water. The mirage in the desert so wearies the traveller, that at last he turns in despair from what may be more truthful signs. But after her outburst of grief, Hagar would grow more calm, and, encouraged by the angel's voice, she renews her search, and finds. As Abravanel notices, the well already existed, and was not created for Hagar's use; for God, it is said, opened her eyes, that is, enabled her to see something that indicated the existence of water: trees probably rising round the spring, or some vegetable upgrowth.Verse 19. - And God opened her eyes. Not necessarily by miraculous operation; perhaps simply by providentially guiding her search for water, after the administered consolation had revived her spirit and roused her energies. And she saw a well of water, בְּאֵר מַיִם, as distinguished from בּור, a pit or cistern, meant a fountain or spring of living water (cf. Genesis 24:11, 20; Genesis 26:19, 20, 21). It had not been previously observed by Hagar, either because of her mental agitation (dolors quasi caeca. Rosenmüller), or because, as was customary, the mouth of the well was covered - and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink - which was certainly the first of the youth s necessities, being needful to the preservation of his life and the reviving of his spirits. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative opened וַיִּפְקַ֤ח (way·yip̄·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6491: To open, to be observant her eyes, עֵינֶ֔יהָ (‘ê·ne·hā) Noun - cdc | third person feminine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain and she saw וַתֵּ֖רֶא (wat·tê·re) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7200: To see a well בְּאֵ֣ר (bə·’êr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 875: A pit, a well of water. מָ֑יִם (mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen So she went וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and filled וַתְּמַלֵּ֤א (wat·tə·mal·lê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of the skin with water הַחֵ֙מֶת֙ (ha·ḥê·meṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2573: A skin bottle and gave the boy הַנָּֽעַר׃ (han·nā·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer a drink. וַתַּ֖שְׁקְ (wat·tašq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to Links Genesis 21:19 NIVGenesis 21:19 NLT Genesis 21:19 ESV Genesis 21:19 NASB Genesis 21:19 KJV Genesis 21:19 BibleApps.com Genesis 21:19 Biblia Paralela Genesis 21:19 Chinese Bible Genesis 21:19 French Bible Genesis 21:19 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 21:19 God opened her eyes and she saw (Gen. 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