Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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. She saw a well of water. She filled the skin with water and gave the lad a drink. 20 God was with the lad, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer. 21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

Cross References

Genesis 28:15

Remember, I am with you. I will watch over you wherever you go. I will also bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I do what I have promised you.

Genesis 39:21

Jehovah helped him and was good to him. He even made the jailer like Joseph so much that

Genesis 16:12

He (Ishmael) will be a wild donkey of a man. His hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him. He will live in hostility toward all his brothers.

Genesis 39:2-3

Jehovah was with Joseph. Joseph became a successful man. He worked in the house of his Egyptian master.

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah. That is why it is said: Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Jehovah.

Genesis 17:20

Concerning Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him. I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

Genesis 25:27

The boys grew up. Esau became a skilled hunter, a man who loved the outdoors. Jacob was an upright man who stayed at home.

Genesis 27:3

Please take your hunting equipment, your quiver and bow, and go out into the open country and hunt some wild game for me.

Genesis 49:23-24

Archers provoked him, shot at him, and harassed him.

Judges 6:12

Jehovah's angel appeared to him there and said: Jehovah is with you, mighty man of valor!

Judges 13:24-25

The woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and Jehovah blessed him.

Luke 1:80

The child grew and became spiritually strong. He lived in the deserts till the time came to show himself to Israel.

Luke 2:40

The child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom and was blessed by God.

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