Genesis 21:20 Go deeper

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

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וַיְהִ֧יvay.Hiand he was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 2

אֶת\־'et-with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 3

הַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arthe lad

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 4

וַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.Daland he grew up

Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to magnify

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 25:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 5

וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevand he dwelt

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 6

בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.Barin the wilderness

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wilderness

Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 7

וַיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand he was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 8

רֹבֶ֥הro.Veha shooter

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to shoot

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235B; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 9

קַשָּֽׁת\׃ka.Shata bowman

Lemma: קַשָּׁת (qash.shat) · Strong's: H7199

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: bowman

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7199; TAHOT Genesis 21:20 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
with	→	אֵת H0854 with
the boy	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
and he grew up	→	גָּדַל H1431 to magnify
and settled	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in the wilderness	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness
and became	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a great	→	רָבָה H7235B to shoot
archer	→	קַשָּׁת H7199 bowman

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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