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Genesis 17:18

AbrahamIshmael

16 And 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.

17 Then 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?

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

19 And 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.

20 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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
KJV
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
WEB
Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”
ASV
And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
DARBY
And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
BLB
And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live before You!”
ÅB
Og Abraham sa til Gud: Måtte bare Ismael få leve for ditt åsyn!
OTB
Og Abraham sa til Gud: “Å, måtte Ismael leve under din velsignelse!”
B1930
Og Abraham sa til Gud: Måtte bare Ismael få leve for ditt åsyn!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 2:39

    For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

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  • Psalms 4:6

    There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

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  • Psalms 41:12

    And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

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  • Genesis 4:14

    Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

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  • Jeremiah 32:39

    And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

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  • Genesis 4:12

    When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

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  • Isaiah 59:2

    But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

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