Genesis 21:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 21:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

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KJV

King James Version

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

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WEB

World English Bible

He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 21

¹⁹ Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

²⁰ And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.

²¹ And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

²² At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.

²³ Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”

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