# God opened her eyes, and she saw

God making Hagar aware of the well is spoken of as if he literally opened her eyes. AT: "God caused Hagar to see" or "God showed her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the skin

"the container made of skin" or "the bag"

# the lad

"the boy" or "Ishmael"

# God was with the lad

Here the phrase "was with" is an idiom that means God helped or blessed the boy. AT: "God guided the boy" or "God blessed the boy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# became an archer

"became very skilled at using a bow and arrows"

# got a wife

"found a wife"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/well]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/archer]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/paran]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]