Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Holman Bible
He settled in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
International Standard Version
Later he settled in the desert area of Paran, and his mother chose a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
A Conservative Version
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took for him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
American Standard Version
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Amplified
He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Bible in Basic English
And while he was in the waste land of Paran, his mother got him a wife from the land of Egypt.
Darby Translation
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will dwell in the desert Paran: and his mother will take to him a wife from the land of Egypt
King James 2000
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he lived in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Modern King James verseion
And he lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother got him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
NET Bible
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
New Heart English Bible
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
The Emphasized Bible
And he dwelt in the desert of Paran, - and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Webster
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took for him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
World English Bible
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother taketh for him a wife from the land of Egypt.
Themes
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Paran
Deserts » Inhabited by wandering tribes
Egypt » Inhabitants of » Often intermarried with strangers
Ishmael » The outcast, life summarized » A man of the desert
Ishmael » Son of abraham » Sent away by abraham
Man » Woman formed to be a help for
Marriage » Parents contract for their children » Hagar selects a wife for ishmael
Paran » Desert or wilderness of
Rulers' » Instances of » Abraham
Women » Instances of » Sarah, in her jealousy and malice toward hagar
Interlinear
Yashab
Laqach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 21:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hagar And Ishmael
20
God was with the lad, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
21
Cross References
Genesis 24:3-4
I want you to swear by Jehovah God of heaven and earth that you will not get my son a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.
Genesis 26:34-35
When Esau was forty he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
Genesis 27:46-2
Rebekah said to Isaac: I cannot stand Hittite women! I would rather die than see Jacob marry one of them.
Numbers 10:12
At last the Israelites started on their journey out of the Sinai Desert. The cloud came to rest in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers 12:16
Then they left Hazeroth and set up camp in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers 13:3
According to Jehovah's command, Moses sent these men from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.
Numbers 13:26
They returned to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. They gave their report and showed them the fruit from the land.
Judges 14:2
He went home and told his father and mother: A Philistine woman at Timnah caught my attention. Get her for me. I want to marry her.
1 Samuel 25:1
Samuel died. All Israel gathered to mourn him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David went to the desert of Paran.
1 Corinthians 7:38
So then he who gives his virginity in marriage does well; but he who does not get married does even better.