Genesis 21:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 21:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 21:20 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 21:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Genesis 21:20 — World English Bible

Genesis 21:20 ASV — 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.”

Genesis 21:20 — American Standard Version

Genesis 21:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Genesis 21:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 21:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Genesis 21:20 — Darby Translation

Genesis 21:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Genesis 21:20 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 21:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God was with the boy, and he grew, and he lived in the wilderness, and he became a bow-archer.”

Genesis 21:20 — The Living Sword

Genesis 21:20 in Context — Genesis 21

18 Levántate, alza al muchacho, y ásele de tu mano, porque en gran gente lo tengo de poner.

19 Entonces abrió Dios sus ojos, y vió una fuente de agua; y fué, y llenó el odre de agua, y dió de beber al muchacho.

20 Y fué Dios con el muchacho; y creció, y habitó en el desierto, y fué tirador de arco.

21 Y habitó en el desierto de Parán; y su madre le tomó mujer de la tierra de Egipto.

22 Y aconteció en aquel mismo tiempo que habló Abimelech, y Phicol, príncipe de su ejército, á Abraham diciendo: Dios es contigo en todo cuanto haces:

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What Does Genesis 21:20 Mean?

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