Genesis 21:20
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
KJV
Et fuit cum eo : qui crevit, et moratus est in solitudine, factusque est juvenis sagittarius.
Vulgate
καὶ ἦν ὁ θεὸς μετὰ τοῦ παιδίου, καὶ ηὐξήθη καὶ κατῴκησεν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· ἐγένετο δὲ τοξότης.
LXX
And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
ASV
וַ/יְהִ֧י אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת הַ/נַּ֖עַר וַ/יִּגְדָּ֑ל וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֔ר וַ/יְהִ֖י רֹבֶ֥ה קַשָּֽׁת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
hrbh
verb · 233×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִגְדַּ֣ל
ygdl
verb · 114×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
מִּדְבָּ֑ר
mdbr
noun · 270×
נַּ֖עַר
n'r
noun · 239×
קַשָּֽׁת
qsht
noun · 1×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 10:7 — And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
- Gen 10:9 — He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
- Gen 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.
- Gen 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.
- Gen 17:20 — And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Gen 25:27 — And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
- Gen 25:27 — And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
- Gen 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 the
- Gen 39:2 — And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Gen 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.
- Gen 49:23 — The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
- Judg 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.
- Judg 13:24 — And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
- 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.