Genesis 17:18-20
New King James Version
18 And Abraham (A)said to God, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!”
19 Then God said: “No, (B)Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My (C)covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and (D)will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget (E)twelve princes, (F)and I will make him a great nation.
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Genesis 17:18-20
King James Version
18 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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