Genesis 16:7

The Lord’s angel ¹  found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert – the spring that is along the road to Shur. ² 

The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.

Now the angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.

The angel of the LORD found Hagar beside a desert spring along the road to Shur.

An angel of GOD found her beside a spring in the desert; it was the spring on the road to Shur.

And an angel of the Lord came to her by a fountain of water in the waste land, by the fountain on the way to Shur.

The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.

Now the Angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.

The Lord’s angel ¹  found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert – the spring that is along the road to Shur. ² 

¹ tn Heb “the messenger of the Lord.” Some identify the angel of the Lord as the preincarnate Christ because in some texts the angel is identified with the Lord himself. However, it is more likely that the angel merely represents the Lord; he can speak for the Lord because he is sent with the Lord’s full authority. In some cases the angel is clearly distinct from the Lord (see Judg 6:11-23). It is not certain if the same angel is always in view. Though the proper name following the noun “angel” makes the construction definite, this may simply indicate that a definite angel sent from the Lord is referred to in any given context. It need not be the same angel on every occasion. Note the analogous expression “the servant of the Lord,” which refers to various individuals in the OT (see BDB 714 s.v. עֶבֶד).

² tn Heb “And the angel of the Lord found her near the spring of water in the desert, near the spring on the way to Shur.”