Other translations
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.
Darby Bible Translation
And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow.
God's Word
God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a skilled 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.
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 Living Translation
And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer,
Webster's Bible Translation
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
The World English Bible
God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
EasyEnglish Bible
God took care of Ishmael while he grew up. The boy lived in the desert. He became a hunter of wild animals.
Young‘s Literal Translation
and God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer;
New Life Version
God was with the boy and he grew. He lived in the desert, and became very good in using the bow.
The Voice Bible
God watched over him for the rest of his life. Ishmael grew up, lived in the wilderness, and became an expert archer.
Living Bible
And God blessed the boy and he grew up in the wilderness of Paran, and became an expert archer. And his mother arranged a marriage for him with a girl from Egypt.
New Catholic Bible
God was with the child, and he grew and lived in the desert and became an archer.
Legacy Standard Bible
And God was with the boy, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and was an archer.
Jubilee Bible 2000
And God was with the lad, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness and became an archer.
Christian Standard Bible
God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.
Amplified Bible © 1954
And God was with the youth, and he developed; and he dwelt in the wilderness and became an archer.
New Century Version
God was with the boy as he grew up. Ishmael lived in the desert and became an archer.
The Message
God was on the boy’s side as he grew up. He lived out in the desert and became a skilled archer. He lived in the Paran wilderness. And his mother got him a wife from Egypt.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
God was with the boy, and as he grew up, he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
God was with the boy, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow.
Good News Translation®
God was with the boy as he grew up; he lived in the wilderness of Paran and became a skillful hunter.
Wycliffe Bible
and (God) was with him, and he increased, and dwelled in wilderness (and lived in the wilderness), and he was made a young man (who was) an archer,
Contemporary English Version
God blessed Ishmael, and as the boy grew older, he became an expert at hunting with his bow and arrows. He lived in the Paran Desert, and his mother chose an Egyptian woman for him to marry.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
And God was with the lad, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
God was with the boy, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
God was with the boy, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow.
Common English Bible © 2011
God remained with the boy; he grew up, lived in the desert, and became an expert archer.
Amplified Bible © 2015
God was with Ishmael, and he grew and developed; and he lived in the wilderness and became an [expert] archer.
English Standard Version Anglicised
And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert bowman.
New American Standard Bible
And God was with the boy, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
The Expanded Bible
God was with the boy as he grew up. Ishmael lived in the ·desert [wilderness] and became an archer.
Tree of Life Version
God was with the boy and he grew. He dwelled 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.
New International Reader's Version
God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and learned to shoot a bow and arrow.
BRG Bible
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Complete Jewish Bible
God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
God was with the boy, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And Elohim was with the na’ar; and he grew, and dwelt in the midbar, and became a roveh keshet (an archer).
Names of God Bible
Elohim was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became a skilled archer.
Modern English Version
God was with the boy; and he grew and lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
Easy-to-Read Version
God continued to be with the boy while he grew up. Ishmael lived in the desert and became a hunter. He learned to shoot a bow very well.
International Children’s Bible
God was with the boy as he grew up. Ishmael lived in the desert. He learned to shoot with a bow very well.
Lexham English Bible
And God was with the boy, and he grew and lived in the wilderness. And he became an expert with a bow.
New International Version - UK
God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.