Verse 20
Genesis 17:20
Bible in Basic English
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As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּֽ/לְ/יִשְׁמָעֵ֘אל שְׁמַעְתִּי/ךָ֒ הִנֵּ֣ה בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי אֹת֗/וֹ וְ/הִפְרֵיתִ֥י אֹת֛/וֹ וְ/הִרְבֵּיתִ֥י אֹת֖/וֹ בִּ/מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד שְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֤ר נְשִׂיאִם֙ יוֹלִ֔יד וּ/נְתַתִּ֖י/ו לְ/ג֥וֹי גָּדֽוֹל
English Translation
And to Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and made him fruitful and multiplied him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
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Chapter 17 Context
1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God (Elohim), Ruler of al...
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And I will make an agreement between you and me, and your offspring will be greatly increased.
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And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God (Elohim) went on talking with him, an...
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As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
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No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nation...
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I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
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And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agree...
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And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of...
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And God (Elohim) said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed aft...
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And this is the agreement which you are to keep with me, you and your seed after you: every male amo...
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11
In the flesh of your private parts you are to undergo it, as a mark of the agreement between me and...
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12
Every male among you, from one generation to another, is to undergo circumcision when he is eight da...
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He who comes to birth in your house and he who is made yours for a price, all are to undergo circumc...
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And any male who does not undergo circumcision will be cut off from his people: my agreement has bee...
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15
And God (Elohim) said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.
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And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her,...
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17
Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old h...
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18
And Abraham said to God (Elohim), If only Ishmael's life might be your care!
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And God (Elohim) said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name...
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As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make...
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But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.
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And having said these words, God (Elohim) went up from Abraham.
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And Abraham took Ishmael, his son, and all whose birth had taken place in his house, and all his ser...
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Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.
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And Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he underwent circumcision.
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Abraham and Ishmael, his son, underwent circumcision on that very day.
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And all the men of his house, those whose birth had taken place in the house and those whom he had g...
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