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Genesis 21

Gen. 21:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
was with the lad
na`ar (Hebrew #5288)
(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
KJV usage: babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
Pronounce: nah'-ar
Origin: from 5287
e; and he grew
gadal (Hebrew #1431)
properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Pronounce: gaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
, and dwelt
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
in the wilderness
midbar (Hebrew #4057)
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
KJV usage: desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Pronounce: mid-bawr'
Origin: from 1696 in the sense of driving
, and became an archer
qashshath (Hebrew #7199)
a bowman
KJV usage: X archer.
Pronounce: kash-shawth'
Origin: intensive (as denominative) from 7198
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Gen. 17:20• 20{i}And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.{/i} (Gen. 17:20)
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Gen. 25:27• 27And the boys grew; and Esau became a man skillful in hunting, a man of the field, and Jacob an upright man dwelling in tents. (Gen. 25:27)
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Gen. 27:3• 3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt me venison, (Gen. 27:3)

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Gen. 17:20• 20{i}And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.{/i} (Gen. 17:20)
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Gen. 28:15• 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 till I have done that of which I have spoken to thee. (Gen. 28:15)
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Gen. 39:2‑3,21• 2And Jehovah was with Joseph; and he was a prosperous man, and he was in his master the Egyptian's house.
 3And his master saw that Jehovah [was] with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
 21And Jehovah was with Joseph, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house. (Gen. 39:2‑3,21)
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Judg. 6:12• 12{i}And{/i} the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him, and said unto him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. (Judg. 6:12)
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Judg. 13:24‑25• 24{i}And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.{/i}
 25And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. (Judg. 13:24‑25)
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Luke 1:80• 80{i}And{/i} the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit; and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel. (Luke 1:80)
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Luke 2:40• 40And the child grew and waxed strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. (Luke 2:40)
an archer.
Gen. 10:9• 9He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah. (Gen. 10:9)
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Gen. 16:12• 12{i}And he will be a wild-ass of a man, his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell before the face of all his brethren.{/i} (Gen. 16:12)
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Gen. 25:27• 27And the boys grew; and Esau became a man skillful in hunting, a man of the field, and Jacob an upright man dwelling in tents. (Gen. 25:27)
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Gen. 27:3• 3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt me venison, (Gen. 27:3)
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Gen. 49:23‑24• 23The archers have provoked, and shot at and hated him;
 24but his bow abideth firm, and the arms of his hands are supple by the hands of the mighty One of Jacob. From thence [is] the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel; (Gen. 49:23‑24)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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