Parallel Verses
Amplified
God was with Ishmael, and he grew and developed; and he lived in the wilderness and became an [expert] archer.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Holman Bible
God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.
International Standard Version
God was with the boy as he grew up. He settled in the wilderness and became an expert archer.
A Conservative Version
And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
American Standard Version
And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
Bible in Basic English
And God was with the boy, and he became tall and strong, and he became a bowman, living in the waste land.
Darby Translation
And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Julia Smith Translation
And God will be with the child; and he will be great, and dwell in the desert, and will be to increase the bow.
King James 2000
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God was with the boy, and he grew and lived in the wilderness. And he became {an expert with a bow}.
Modern King James verseion
And God was with the boy, and he grew, and lived in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And God was with the lad, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
NET Bible
God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
New Heart English Bible
God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass that God was with the boy, and he grew, - and dwelt in the desert, and he became as he grew up, an archer,
Webster
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
World English Bible
God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
Youngs Literal Translation
and God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer;
Themes
Archery » Practiced by ishmael
Bible stories for children » The boy who lost his home by mocking
Deserts » Inhabited by wandering tribes
Ishmael » Son of abraham » Sent away by abraham
Man » Woman formed to be a help for
Sorrow » God takes notice » Of hagar's
Women » Instances of » Sarah, in her jealousy and malice toward hagar
Topics
Interlinear
Na`ar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 21:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hagar And Ishmael
19 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. 20 God was with Ishmael, and he grew and developed; and he lived in the wilderness and became an [expert] archer. 21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 28:15
Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Genesis 39:21
But the Lord was with Joseph and extended lovingkindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the warden.
Genesis 16:12
“He (Ishmael) will be a wild donkey of a man;
His hand will be against every man [continually fighting]
And every man’s hand against him;
And he will dwell in defiance of all his brothers.”
Genesis 39:2-3
The Lord was with Joseph, and he [even though a slave] became a successful and prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
Genesis 17:20
As for Ishmael, I have heard and listened to you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will greatly multiply him [through his descendants]. He will be the father of twelve princes (chieftains, sheiks), and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 25:27
When the boys grew up, Esau was an able and skilled hunter, a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet and peaceful man, living in tents.
Genesis 27:3
So now, please take your [hunting] gear, your quiver [of arrows] and your bow, and go out into the open country and hunt game for me;
Genesis 49:23-24
“The [skilled] archers have bitterly attacked and provoked him;
They have shot [at him] and harassed him.
Judges 6:12
And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O brave man.”
Judges 13:24-25
So the woman [in due time] gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the boy grew and the Lord blessed him.
Luke 1:80
The child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel [as John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah].
Luke 2:40
And the Child continued to grow and become strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom; and the grace (favor, spiritual blessing) of God was upon Him.