Genesis 17:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will bless him; I will make him fruitful and greatly multiply his descendants. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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 bet, and I will make him a great nation.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And as for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes he shall beget, and I will make him a great nation.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And as concernynge Ismaell also I haue herde thy request: loo I will blesse him and encrease him and multiplye him excedyingly. Twelve prynces shall be begete and I will make a great nation of him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And as concernynge Ismael also, I haue herde thy request: Beholde, I haue blessed him, and will increase him, and multiplye him exceadingly. Twolue prynces shal he beget, and I wyll make a greate nacion of him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And as concerning Ishmael, I haue heard thee: loe, I haue blessed him, and will make him fruitfull, and will multiplie him exceedingly: twelue princes shall he beget, and I will make a great nation of him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And as concernyng Ismael also I haue hearde thee: for I haue blessed him, and wyll make him fruitefull, and wyl multiplie him excedingly: Twelue princes shall he beget, and I wyll make a great nation of hym.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    As to Ishmael, I have heard thee; lo, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him, very exceedingly; twelve princes doth he beget, and I have made him become a great nation;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes; I will make him into a great nation.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 21:18 : 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.'
  • Gen 21:13 : 13 'I will also make the son of the slave woman into a nation because he is your offspring.'
  • Gen 16:10-12 : 10 The angel of the LORD also said, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they cannot be counted because of their great numbers." 11 The angel of the LORD said to her, "You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, because the LORD has heard of your misery." 12 He will be a wild man; his hand will be against everyone, and everyone's hand will be against him. He will live in hostility toward all his brothers.
  • Gen 25:12-18 : 12 This is the account of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham. 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their villages and encampments: twelve princes, according to their tribes. 17 These are the years of Ishmael's life: one hundred thirty-seven years. He breathed his last, died, and was gathered to his people. 18 Ishmael's descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Assyria. He lived in hostility toward all his brothers.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 17:18-19
    2 verses
    82%

    18And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under Your blessing!"

    19Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

  • Gen 17:21
    81%

    21But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.

  • Gen 17:16
    80%

    16I will bless her and surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will become the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.

  • Gen 21:12-13
    2 verses
    80%

    12But God said to Abraham, 'Do not be distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.'

    13'I will also make the son of the slave woman into a nation because he is your offspring.'

  • Gen 17:4-7
    4 verses
    79%

    4"As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

    5No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of many nations.

    6I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.

    7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

  • Gen 16:10-12
    3 verses
    79%

    10The angel of the LORD also said, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they cannot be counted because of their great numbers."

    11The angel of the LORD said to her, "You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, because the LORD has heard of your misery."

    12He will be a wild man; his hand will be against everyone, and everyone's hand will be against him. He will live in hostility toward all his brothers.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your descendants and will fulfill the oath I swore to Abraham your father.

    4I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and give them all these lands, and through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

  • Gen 22:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.

    18And through your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.'

  • Heb 6:14
    77%

    14saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.'

  • Gen 17:2
    77%

    2I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will greatly multiply you.

  • Gen 35:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed a community of nations, will come from you, and kings will come from your own body."

    12The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, and I will also give it to your descendants after you.

  • Gen 12:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

    3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.

  • Gen 21:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, 'What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid. God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

    18Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.'

  • Gen 18:18
    76%

    18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all nations of the earth will be blessed.

  • Gen 25:16
    76%

    16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their villages and encampments: twelve princes, according to their tribes.

  • Gen 25:12
    75%

    12This is the account of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

  • Gen 28:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a community of peoples.

    4May he give to you and your descendants with you the blessing of Abraham, that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.

  • 1 Chr 1:28
    74%

    28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

  • Gen 16:15
    73%

    15Hagar bore a son to Abram, and Abram named the son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

  • Gen 48:4
    73%

    4He said to me, 'I am about to make you fruitful and multiply you. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land to your descendants after you as a permanent possession.'

  • Gen 28:14
    73%

    14Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and your descendants, all the families of the earth will be blessed.

  • Gen 32:12
    73%

    12Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from Esau, for I am afraid of him. He might come and strike me, the mothers, and the children.

  • Heb 11:18
    72%

    18even though it was said to him, 'Through Isaac your descendants will be named.'

  • Gen 17:25
    72%

    25And his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

  • Gen 26:24
    71%

    24That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham."