Verse 20
Genesis 17:20
World English Bible, British Edition
20
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will
make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, 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 appeared to Abram and said
to him, “I am God (Elohim)...
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2
I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”
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3
Abram fell on his face. God (Elohim) talked with him, saying,
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4
“As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of
a multitude of nations.
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5
Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham;
for I have made you the fathe...
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6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you.
Kings will come out of you.
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7
I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after
you throughout their genera...
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8
I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you
are travelling, all the land...
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9
God (Elohim) said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant,
you and your offspring after...
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10
This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your
offspring after you. Every ma...
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11
You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be
a token of the covenant between m...
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12
He who is eight days old shall be circumcised amongst you, every male
throughout your generations, h...
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13
He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money,
must be circumcised. My covenant...
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14
The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin,
that soul shall be cut o...
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15
God (Elohim) said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not
call her name Sarai, but her na...
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16
I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I
will bless her, and she will be...
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17
Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his
heart, “Will a child be born to him who...
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18
Abraham said to God (Elohim), “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”
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19
God (Elohim) said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You
shall call his name Isaac. I...
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20
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will
make him fruitful, and will m...
21
But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to
you at this set time next year....
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22
When he finished talking with him, God (Elohim) went up from Abraham.
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23
Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all
who were bought with his money...
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24
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh
of his foreskin.
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25
Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in
the flesh of his foreskin.
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26
In the same day both Abraham and Ishmael, his son, were circumcised.
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27
All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought
with money from a foreigner, wer...
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