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Genesis 21:20
And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.
Genesis 21:20 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Genesis 21:20 in other translations
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and as he grew up, he became an archer.
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In context
17 And God heard the voice of the boy: and an angel of God called to Agar from heaven, saying: What art thou doing, Agar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the boy, from the place wherein he is.
18 Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand, for I will make him a great nation.
19 And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink.
20 And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Pharan, and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
22 At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army, said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost.
23 Swear therefore by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my posterity, nor my stock: but according to the kindness that I have done to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land wherein thou hast lived a stranger.
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