Genesis 21:20
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
And God was with the lad, and he grew, and dwelt in the wildernesse, and became an archer.
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- Genesis 28:15Rank 1 from verse 20
15And, 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.
15And behold, I am with thee, and will keepe thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee againe into this land: for I will not leaue thee, vntill I haue done that which I haue spoken to thee of.
- Genesis 39:21Rank 2 from verse 20
- Genesis 16:12Rank 3 from verse 20
12And 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.
12And he will be a wilde man; his hand will be against euery man, and euery mans hand against him: *& he shal dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
- Genesis 10:9Rank 4 from verse 20
- Genesis 17:20Rank 5 from verse 20
20And 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.
20And as for Ishmael, I haue heard thee: behold, I haue blessed him, and will make him fruitfull, and will multiplie him exceedingly: *Twelue princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 25:27Rank 6 from verse 20
- Genesis 39:2–3Rank 7 from verse 20
2And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
2And the LORD was with Ioseph, and hee was a prosperous man, and hee was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
3And his master sawe that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did, to prosper in his hand.
- Genesis 49:23–24Rank 8 from verse 20
23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
23The archers haue sorely grieued him, and shot at him, and hated him.
24But his bow abode in strength, and the armes of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the mighty God of Iacob: from thence is the Sheapheard, the stone of Israel,
- Judges 13:24–25Rank 9 from verse 20
24¶ And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
25And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
24¶ And the woman bare a sonne, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, & the LORD blessed him.
25And the Spirit of the LORD beganne to mooue him at times in the campe of Dan, betweene Zorah and Eshtaol.
- Judges 6:12Rank 10 from verse 20
- Genesis 27:3Rank 12 from verse 20
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Genesis 21:20
The one true God.
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A boy, youth, young male, or younger male servant or attendant.
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Increased or developed in size, age, maturity, number, strength, influence, severity, or condition; arose and progressed from a smaller or earlier state.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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wilderness
Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.
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One who uses a bow to shoot arrows.
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19And 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.
19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water, and shee went, and filled the bottle with water, and gaue the lad drinke.
20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
20And God was with the lad, and he grew, and dwelt in the wildernesse, and became an archer.
Selected passage21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
21And hee dwelt in the wildernesse of Paran: and his mother tooke him a wife out of the land of Egypt.