Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father 12 tribal leaders,
New American Standard Bible
As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and
King James Version
And 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.
International Standard Version
And as for Ishmael, I've heard you. I'll bless him, and he'll have many descendants. I will multiply him greatly, he'll father twelve tribal leaders, and I'll cause his descendants to become a great nation.
A Conservative Version
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
American Standard Version
And 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.
Amplified
As for Ishmael, I have heard and listened to you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will greatly multiply him [through his descendants]. He will be the father of twelve princes (chieftains, sheiks), and I will make him a great nation.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Julia Smith Translation
And for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I blessed him and made him fruitful, and I multiplied him with might exceedingly: twelve chiefs shall he beget, and I will give him into a great nation.
King James 2000
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [as for] Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless him and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him {exceedingly}. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Modern King James verseion
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall father twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And as concerning Ishmael also, I have heard thy request: lo, I will bless him and increase him, and multiply him exceedingly. Twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make a great nation of him.
NET Bible
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Yet as for Ishmael, I have heard thee; o! I have blessed trim and will make him fruitful, and multiply him, exceedingly, - twelve princes, shall he beget, and I will grant him to be a great nation;
Webster
And 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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
As to Ishmael, I have heard thee; lo, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him, very exceedingly; twelve princes doth he beget, and I have made him become a great nation;
Themes
Barrenness » Miraculously removed, instances of » Sarai
Blessings » Pronounced upon persons by the lord
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
Covenant » The covenant with abraham
the First-born » Instances of superseded » Ishmael
God's Promises » Of plenty » Of posterity
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Prophecies concerning
Ishmael » The outcast, life summarized » Became the head of a great nation
Ishmael » Son of abraham » Promised to be the father of a nation
Ishmael » Son of abraham » Prayer of abraham for
The ishmaelites » Predictions respecting » To be numerous
The ishmaelites » Predictions respecting » To be divided into twelve tribes
Nations » Who became a great nation
Prayer » Answered » Abraham entreating » For ishmael
Rulers' » Instances of » Ishmael
Sarah » Also called sarai » Her miraculous conception of isaac
Interlinear
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Barak
Parah
M@`od
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Nasiy'
Yalad
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 17:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abram And Circumcision, The Sign Of The Covenant
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But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 21:18
Get up, help the boy up, and support him, for I will make him a great nation.”
Genesis 21:13
But I will also make a nation of the slave’s son
Genesis 16:10-12
The Angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring,
Genesis 25:12-18
These are the family records