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


In Context

17 And God heard the voice of the boy: and an angel of God called to Agar from heaven, saying: What art thou doing, Agar? fear not: for God hath heard the voice of the boy, from the place wherein he is.

18 Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand: for I will make him a great nation.

19 And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink.

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

21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Pharan, and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.

22 At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation 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 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.