Genesis 25:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֞ם בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמֹתָ֔ם בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑ם שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר נְשִׂיאִ֖ם לְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃

Transliteration

ʾēlleh hēm bənê yišmāʿēʾl wə-ʾēlleh šəmōtām bə-ḥaṣrêhem û-ḇə-ṭîrōtām šənêm-ʿāśār nəśîʾîm lə-ʾummōtām

Grammar Details

*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these
*hēm*: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*yišmāʿēʾl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ishmael
*wə-ʾēlleh*: waw conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - and these
*šəmōtām*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their names
*bə-ḥaṣrêhem*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their settlements
*û-ḇə-ṭîrōtām*: waw conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and in their encampments
*šənêm-ʿāśār*: numeral - twelve
*nəśîʾîm*: noun, masculine plural - chiefs
*lə-ʾummōtām*: preposition + noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - according to their peoples

Word Meanings

*ḥaṣrêhem*: settlements/villages/courts
*ṭîrōtām*: encampments/camps/fortresses
*nəśîʾîm*: chiefs/princes/leaders
*ʾummōtām*: peoples/tribes/nations

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Gen 17:20 : 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.
Gen 17:23 : 23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Gen 25:12-15
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12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
13and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
14and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
1 Chr 1:28-32
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28The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael.
29These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.
Gen 17:20
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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.
Gen 16:15-16
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15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.
16And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Gen 25:17-19
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17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people.
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19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
1 Chr 1:34
70%
34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
Gen 17:25-26
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25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
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Gen 16:11-12
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Gen 25:6
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6But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
1 Chr 25:23-24
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23for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
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Gen 36:19
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19These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs: the same is Edom.
1 Chr 2:2
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Gen 21:13
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41The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.
1 Chr 1:23
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23and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Gen 36:40
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40And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
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Gen 36:26
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1 Chr 1:54
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54chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.