20And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.


In Context

17 And God heard the voice of the lad. And the Angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens, and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad there, where he is.

18 Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation.

19 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.

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

21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

22 And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech, and Phichol the captain of his host, spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.

Genesis 21:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:20God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20and God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelled in the wilderness, and became an archer.