The Meaning of Genesis 21:19 Explained

Genesis 21:19

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.

YLT: 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;

Darby: And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the flask with water, and gave the lad drink.

ASV: 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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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 21:19?

MEANING: What does Genesis 21:19 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 21:19 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 21:19?

What is the context of Genesis 21:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Genesis 21:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 21:8-21 - Hagar And Ishmael Cast Out

Poor Hagar! She thought that she had given Abraham his heir, but now she found herself and her boy outcasts on the desert waste. The water was soon spent, she little dreamed that a fountain was so near. Cry to God, He will open fountains in the middle of your deserts. Beneath their sad lot a divine purpose was running. God said, "Let it not be grievous in thy sight." This is the teaching of Scripture: that our lives are being ordered and our steps prepared. All we need to be anxious about is the finding of the path. Let us ask God to open our eyes to see the fountains beside us, and the way before us. And after all, was not the wilderness a better training-ground for the lad than the comparative luxury of Abraham's tent? "He became an archer." Isaac would have been the better for a touch of the desert-life. The Holy Spirit, through Paul, gives the inner significance of this incident in Galatians 5:1. See also John 8:36. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 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

What do the individual words in Genesis 21:19 mean?

And opened God - her eyes and she saw a well of water and she went and filled the skin with water and gave a drink the boy

וַיִּפְקַ֤ח אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־ עֵינֶ֔יהָ וַתֵּ֖רֶא בְּאֵ֣ר מָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ וַתְּמַלֵּ֤א הַחֵ֙מֶת֙ מַ֔יִם וַתַּ֖שְׁקְ הַנָּֽעַר

וַיִּפְקַ֤ח	And opened
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: פָּקַח Sense: to open (the eyes).
אֱלֹהִים֙	God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עֵינֶ֔יהָ	her eyes
Parse: Noun, cdc, third person feminine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
וַתֵּ֖רֶא	and she saw
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
בְּאֵ֣ר	a well
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בְּאֵר Sense: well, pit, spring.
מָ֑יִם	of water
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ	and she went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
וַתְּמַלֵּ֤א	and filled
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: מָלֵא Sense: to fill, be full.
הַחֵ֙מֶת֙	the skin
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: חֵמֶת Sense: bottle, waterskin.
מַ֔יִם	with water
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
וַתַּ֖שְׁקְ	and gave a drink
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: שָׁקָה Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.
הַנָּֽעַר	the boy
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.

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Similar Scriptures for Genesis 21:19

		Numbers 22:31 [6]
		2 Kings 6:17-20 [4]
		Luke 24:16-31 [3]
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