Genesis 21:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 21:20

18 Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for ^aI will make him a great nation.”

19 Then ^aGod opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.

20 So God ^awas with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, ^band became an archer.

21 He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother ^atook a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

A Covenant with Abimelech

22 And it came to pass at that time that ^aAbimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, ^b“God is with you in all that you do.

23 Now therefore, ^aswear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt.”

24 And Abraham said, “I will swear.”

25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelech’s servants ^ahad seized.

26 And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor had I heard of it until today.”

27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them ^amade a covenant.

28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

29 Then Abimelech asked Abraham, ^a“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?”

30 And he said, “You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that ^athey may be my witness that I have dug this well.”

31 Therefore he ^acalled that place Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines.

33 Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and ^athere called on the name of the Lord, ^bthe Everlasting God.

34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines many days.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 21:20

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American Standard Version
And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.

Amplified® Bible
And God was with the youth, and he developed; and he dwelt in the wilderness and became an archer.

Contemporary English Version
God blessed Ishmael, and as the boy grew older, he became an expert with his bow and arrows. He lived in the Paran Desert, and his mother chose an Egyptian woman for him to marry.

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

Good News Bible
God was with the boy as he grew up; he lived in the wilderness of Paran and became a skillful hunter.

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

New American Standard Bible
God was with the lad, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

New International Version
God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.

New King James Version
So God was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
God remained with the lad, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

Revised Standard Version
And God was with the lad, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow.

Young's Literal Translation
and God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer;

New English Translation
God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

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