Genesis 21:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 21:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּפְקַ֤ח
pâqach
H6491
to open
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֵינֶ֔יהָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַתֵּ֖רֶא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בְּאֵ֣ר
bᵉʼêr
H875
well
מָ֑יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַתְּמַלֵּ֤א
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַחֵ֨מֶת֙
chêmeth
H2573
waterskin
מַ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַתַּ֖שְׁקְ
shâqâh
H8248
to water
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנָּֽעַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
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World English Bible Public Domain
God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin water and gave the boy a drink.
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