Genesis 17:18
“And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 17:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Abraham sprach zu Gott: Möchte doch Ismael vor dir leben!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo Abraham á Dios: Ojalá Ismael viva delante de ti.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disse Abraão a Deus: Que Ismael viva diante de ti!
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Abraão disse para Deus: "Que Ismael viva diante de ti!".
📖 Genesis 17:18 in Context
16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
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