Genesis 21:21
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he dwelled in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he dwelled in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And while he was in the waste land of Paran, his mother got him a wife from the land of Egypt.
Webster's Revision
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took for him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
World English Bible
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Clarke's Genesis 21:21 Bible Commentary
He dwelt in the wilderness of Paran - This is generally allowed to have been a part of the desert belonging to Arabia Petraea, in the vicinity of Mount Sinai; and this seems to be its uniform meaning in the sacred writings.
