Genesis 21:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
was with the lad,הַנַּ֖עַר
(han·na·'ar)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
and he grew;וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל
(vai·yig·dal;)
1431: to grow up, become greata prim. root
and he livedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙
(vai·ye·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
(bam·mid·bar,)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
and becameוַיְהִ֧י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
an archer.רֹבֶ֥ה
(ro·veh)
7235b: to shoota prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
was with the lad
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
and he grew
gadal  (gaw-dal')
advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
and dwelt
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
and became an archer
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
qashshath  (kash-shawth')
a bowman -- archer.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
God was with the lad, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.

International Standard Version
God was with the boy as he grew up. He settled in the wilderness and became an expert archer.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a skilled archer.

King James 2000 Bible
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
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