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Genesis 17:20

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18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!Select Genesis 17:18

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.Select Genesis 17:19

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.Select Genesis 17:20

21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.Select Genesis 17:21

22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.Select Genesis 17:22

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17:20 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.

ASV

17:20 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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