Genesis 21:20

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Berean Standard Bible

And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

Free Bible Version

God blessed Ishmael and he grew up, living in the desert. He became a skilled archer.

Geneva Bible 1599

So God was with the childe, and he grewe and dwelt in the wildernesse, and was an archer.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

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

Plain English Version

God kept Ishmael safe as he grew up in the desert called Paran. He learned how to use a bow and arrows properly, so he became a good hunter. And later on, Hagar got a wife for him from Egypt country.

Translation for Translators

God helped the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a good ◄archer/man who hunts with bow and arrows►.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

Noah Webster Bible

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 as he grew up, he became an archer.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Context

Sarah Turns against Hagar

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

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Summary

In Genesis 21:20, God was with Ishmael as he grew up in the wilderness of Paran. This verse highlights God's faithfulness and provision even in challenging circumstances. Despite being cast out by Abraham, Ishmael was not abandoned by God, who protected and blessed him. It serves as a reminder that God's care extends to all His children, regardless of their circumstances or background.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Became an archer - And by his skill in this art, under the continual superintendence of the Divine Providence, (for God was with the lad), he was undoubtedly enabled to procure a sufficient supply for his own wants and those of his parent.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran,.... So called from Paran, a city in Arabia Petraea; it reached from the wilderness of Shur to Mount Sinai: the account Adrichomius (q) gives of it is this; Paran or"Pharan is a wilderness, very large, desolate, impassable, and without water, containing, from Mount Sinai to Kadeshbarnea, a journey of eleven days; its land can neither be ploughed nor sown, is wholly dry, barren, and uncultivated; uninhabitable to men, destitute of villages, houses, and cottages; where neither men are seen, nor beasts nor birds; yea, neither trees nor any grass, only rocks and high rough stony mountains; it is taken sometimes for the first part of the desert of Arabia, near Mount Sinai, and sometimes for the last part, towards the land of promise; sometimes it is called the desert of Sin, and sometimes the desert of Sinai, from the mount; but this name Pharan seems to be the most general of the names of this very long desert:''this is the wilderness the Israelites wandered in thirty eight years; what this writer says of it must be understood only of some parts of it, otherwise Ishmael could not have lived in it: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt: her own country, for she was an Egyptian, Gen 16:1; and where they dwelt was not far from it: according to the Jewish writers, he had two wives; the first he divorced, and then married the Egyptian; his first wife, they say (r), he sent for, and took out of the plains of Moab, whose name was Aishah, and the other Phatimah; so the Targum of Jonathan here,"and he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran, and took to wife Adisha (or Aisha), whom he divorced, and then his mother took him Phatimah to wife, out of the land of Egypt:''the names of Ishmael's wives seem to be taken from the Arabic writers; for Aishah, or Ayesha, was the name of a daughter of Abubeker, and one of the wives of Mahomet, and Phatimah the name of one of his daughters. (q) Theatrum Terrae, S. p. 116. (r) Pirke Eliezer, ut supra. (c. 30.)

Genesis 21:20

Sarah Turns against Hagar

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Berean Standard Bible

And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

Free Bible Version

God blessed Ishmael and he grew up, living in the desert. He became a skilled archer.

Geneva Bible 1599

So God was with the childe, and he grewe and dwelt in the wildernesse, and was an archer.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

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

Plain English Version

God kept Ishmael safe as he grew up in the desert called Paran. He learned how to use a bow and arrows properly, so he became a good hunter. And later on, Hagar got a wife for him from Egypt country.

Translation for Translators

God helped the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a good ◄archer/man who hunts with bow and arrows►.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

Noah Webster Bible

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 as he grew up, he became an archer.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Genesis 21:20

Verse

Context

Sarah Turns against Hagar

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Genesis 21:20

Sarah Turns against Hagar

(Through the Bible) Exodus 1-5

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary