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Genesis 21:21
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KJ21
And he dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
ASV
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
AMP
He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
AMPC
He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
BRG
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
CSB
He settled in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
CSBA
He settled in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
CEB
He lived in the Paran desert, and his mother found him an Egyptian wife.
CJB
He lived in the Pa’ran Desert, and his mother chose a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
CEV
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.
DARBY
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
DRA
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Pharan, and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
ERV
His mother found a wife for him in Egypt. They continued to live in the Paran desert.
EASY
He lived in the Paran wilderness. Hagar, his mother, found an Egyptian wife for him to marry.
EHV
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
ESV
He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
ESVUK
He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
EXB
He lived in the Desert of Paran [C a region in the eastern Sinai peninsula], and his mother found a wife for him in Egypt [C Hagar’s original homeland].
GNV
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
GW
He lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother got him a wife from Egypt.
GNT
His mother got an Egyptian wife for him.
HCSB
He settled in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
ICB
He lived in the Desert of Paran. His mother found a wife for him in Egypt.
ISV
Later he settled in the desert area of Paran, and his mother chose a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
JUB
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
KJV
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
AKJV
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
LSB
And he lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
LEB
And he lived in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
TLB
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.
MSG
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.
MEV
He lived in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother found a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
NOG
He lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother got him a wife from Egypt.
NABRE
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NASB
He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NASB1995
He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NCB
He lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother found him a wife in the land of Egypt.
NCV
He lived in the Desert of Paran, and his mother found a wife for him in Egypt.
NET
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NIRV
While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
NIV
While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
NIVUK
While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
NKJV
He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NLV
While living in the desert of Paran, his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NLT
and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.
NRSVA
He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NRSVACE
He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NRSVCE
He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
NRSVUE
He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
OJB
And he dwelt in the midbar of Paran: and his em got him an isha out of Eretz Mitzrayim.
RGT
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
RSV
He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
RSVCE
He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
TLV
He dwelled in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
VOICE
So Ishmael went on to live out his life in the wilderness of Paran. When the time was right, his mother obtained a wife for him from her homeland Egypt.
WEB
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
WYC
and dwelled in the desert of Paran; and his mother took to him a wife of the land of Egypt. (and he lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother found him a wife from the land of Egypt.)
YLT
and he dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother taketh for him a wife from the land of Egypt.
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