Genesis 21:20

In 11 translations

BSB

And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.

KJV

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

WEB

God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and as he grew up, he became an archer.

ASV

And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.

LSV

and God is with the youth, and he grows, and dwells in the wilderness, and is an archer;

YLT

and God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer;

DBY

And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.Elohim

DRC

And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.

GNV

So God was with the childe, and he grewe and dwelt in the wildernesse, and was an archer.

JPS

And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

LXXE

And God was with the child, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

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WLC

וַיְהִ֧י אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הַנַּ֖עַר וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וַיְהִ֖י רֹבֶ֥ה קַשָּֽׁת׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἦν ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ τοῦ παιδίου· καὶ ηὐξήθη, καὶ κατῴκησεν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· ἐγένετο δὲ τοξότης.

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• Genesis 28:15Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
• Genesis 39:21the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
• Genesis 16:12He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
• Judges 6:12And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
• Genesis 25:27When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
• Genesis 39:2–3And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
• Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
• Genesis 17:20As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
• Judges 13:24–25So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him. And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
• Luke 1:80And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
• Genesis 49:23–24The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility. Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of…
• Genesis 27:3Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.
• Luke 2:40And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

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