Genesis 21:20

WEB

²⁰God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and as he grew up, he became an archer.

KJV

²⁰And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

BSB

²⁰And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.

FBV

²⁰God blessed Ishmael and he grew up, living in the desert. He became a skilled archer.

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Extra References

Genesis 28:15

¹⁵Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”

Genesis 39:21

²¹But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Genesis 16:12

¹²He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposed to all of his brothers.”

Judges 6:12

¹²The LORD’s angel appeared to him, and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!”

Genesis 10:9

⁹He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD”.

Luke 1:80

⁸⁰The child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

²³The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him: ²⁴But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

Genesis 25:27

²⁷The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

Genesis 39:2-3

²The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian. ³His master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand.

Genesis 17:20

²⁰As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.