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Genesis 21:20

God's presence

18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

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

21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

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BSB
And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
KJV
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
WEB
God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and as he grew up, he became an archer.
ASV
And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
DARBY
And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
BLB
And God was with the boy, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness and became a great archer.
ÅB
Og Gud var med gutten; han ble stor og bodde i ørkenen, og da han vokste til, ble han bueskytter.
OTB
Gud var med gutten mens han vokste opp. Han bodde i ødemarken og ble en bueskytter.
B1930
Og Gud var med gutten; han blev stor og bodde i ørkenen, og da han vokste til, blev han bueskytter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 28:15

    And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

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  • Genesis 39:21

    But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

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  • Genesis 16:12

    And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

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  • Genesis 39:2–3

    And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

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  • Luke 1:80

    And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

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  • Judges 13:24–25

    And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

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  • Genesis 10:9

    He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

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  • Judges 6:12

    And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

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