Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt 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.

Amplified

God was with Ishmael, and he grew and developed; and he lived in the wilderness and became an [expert] 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

was with the lad
נער 
Na`ar 
Usage: 239

and he grew
גּדל 
Gadal 
Usage: 115

and dwelt
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

in the wilderness
מדבּר 
Midbar 
Usage: 271

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Hagar And Ishmael

19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the waterskin and gave the boy a drink. 20 God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer. 21 He settled in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

Cross References

Genesis 28:15

Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Genesis 39:21

But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him. He granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

Genesis 16:12

This man will be like a wild donkey.
His hand will be against everyone,
and everyone’s hand will be against him;
he will live at odds with all his brothers.

Genesis 39:2-3

The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

Genesis 10:9

He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.”

Genesis 17:20

As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father 12 tribal leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

Genesis 27:3

Take your hunting gear, your quiver and bow, and go out in the field to hunt some game for me.

Genesis 49:23-24

The archers attacked him,
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.

Judges 6:12

Then the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said: “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”

Judges 13:24-25

So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.

Luke 1:80

The child grew up and became spiritually strong, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

Luke 2:40

The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him.

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