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NASB					Gen 16:7 ¶ Now ^Athe angel⁴³⁹⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ found⁴⁶⁷² her by a spring^5871a of water⁴³²⁵ in the wilderness^4057b, by the spring^5871a on the way¹⁸⁷⁰ to ^BShur⁷⁷⁹³.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Gen 16:7 ¶ But ¹the Angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, on the road to [Egypt by way of] Shur.

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
Literal renderings, alternate translations or explanations.

This is the first occurrence of "Angel of the LORD (YHWH)" in Scripture. The Hebrew word for "angel" means "messenger" (an angel of God is a special messenger from God who speaks for and is closely identified with Him) and context determines whether the messenger is an angel or a human. The same is true for Greek, and the word "angel" is an English form (transliteration) of the Gr aggelos. The Angel of the LORD can be a special case, however. Many Bible scholars believe that this Angel may be a theophany, that is, a physical manifestation of God, in which case the word Angel is capitalized. The Angel of the LORD may, based on context, be the pre-incarnate Christ, the Son of God.

NASB Cross References:
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Gen 21:17 God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Gen 20:1 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.

Hebrew-Aramaic & Greek Dictionary:
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Greek Heb.

1870

derek (202c); from 1869; way, road, distance, journey, manner:--actions(1), acts(1), conduct(11), course(2), crooked*(2), direction(4), distance(1), example(1), favors(1), highway(4), highway*(1), impulses(1), journey(37), line(1), manner(4), mission(2), path(4), pathless*(2), pathway(1), pathway*(1), practice(1), road(30), roads(5), roadway(2), safely*(1), street(2), toward(33), toward*(1), walk(1), way(382), way in the direction(1), way toward(1), ways(150), wayside(2), wherever*(1).

3068

Yhvh (i.e.Yehovah or Yahveh) [217d]; from 1933b; the proper name of the God of Israel:--GOD(314), LORD(6399), LORD'S(111).

4057b

midbar (184d); from 1696; wilderness:--desert(11), deserts(1), wilderness(257).

4325

mayim (565b); a prim. root; waters, water:--flood(1), loins(1), pool(1), Water(5), water(373), watering(1), waterless*(1), waters(192).

4397

malak (521c); from an unused word; a messenger:--ambassadors(2), angel(101), angels(9), envoys(1), messenger(24), messengers(76).

4672

matsa (592c); a prim. root; to attain to, find:--actually found(1), afford*(1), befall(1), befallen(2), befell(1), came(2), caught(5), come(6), comes(1), delivered(2), discover(8), discovered(4), discovery(1), enough(1), fall(1), find(109), finding(2), finds(17), found(231), going(1), had(2), handed(3), happen(1), happened(2), has(1), have(2), here(1), hit(1), invents(1), left(2), located(2), meet(2), met(3), overtake(2), overtook(1), pleases*(1), possessed(1), present(15), reached(3), reaped(1), requires(1), secured(1), seeking(1), spreads(1), strikes(1), sufficient(2), there(1), use(1).

5871a

ayin (745a); from the same as 5869; a spring (of water):--fountain(1), Fountain(3), fountains(1), spring(11), springs(4).

7793

Shur (1004b); from the same as 7794; a desert region S.W. of Pal. on E. border of Eg.:--Shur(6).

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