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.

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

And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer

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

God was with the boy as he grew up. Ishmael lived in the desert and became an archer.

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

God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.

God was with Ishmael, and he grew and developed; and he lived in the wilderness and became an [expert] archer.

And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow.