Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!In other versions
And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
ASV
And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!
BBE
And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
DBY
Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!"
WEB
And Abraham saith unto God, `O that Ishmael may live before Thee;'
YLT
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before you!
ENG
And Abraham said to God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
WBT
And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
BSB
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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Abraham
- Ishmael