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## God opened her eyes, and she saw ##

"God caused Hagar to see" or "God showed Hagar" (UDB). The phrase "opened her eyes" is an idiom that means "made her aware of." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## the skin ##

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

## the lad ##

"the boy" or "Ishmael"

## God was with the lad ##

"God guided the boy" or "God blessed the boy"

## he became an archer ##

An archer is a person who hunts with a bow and arrows. This can be translated as "he became very skilled at using a bow and arrows."

## got a wife ##

"found a wife"