Genesis 17:20

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And as for Ishmael,{H3458} I have heard thee:{H8085} behold, I have blessed{H1288} him, and will make him fruitful,{H6509} and will multiply{H7235} him exceedingly;{H3966} twelve{H6240} princes{H5387} shall he beget,{H3205} and I will make him{H5414} a great{H1419} nation.{H1471}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And as for Ishmael{H3458}, I have heard thee{H8085}{(H8804)}: Behold, I have blessed{H1288}{(H8765)} him, and will make him fruitful{H6509}{(H8689)}, and will multiply{H7235}{(H8689)} him exceedingly{H3966}{H3966}; twelve{H6240}{H8147} princes{H5387} shall he beget{H3205}{(H8686)}, and I will make him{H5414}{(H8804)} a great{H1419} nation{H1471}.

  • 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 Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.
  • Gen 21:13 : 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is your seed.
  • Gen 16:10-12 : 10 And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude. 11 And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
  • Gen 25:12-18 : 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham: 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. 17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty-seven years. He gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people. 18 And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria; and he died in the presence of all his brothers.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 17:18-19
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    82%

    18 And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before you!

    19 And God said, Sarah your wife shall indeed bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

  • Gen 17:21
    81%

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

  • Gen 17:16
    80%

    16 And I will bless her and give you a son also by her; yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall come from her.

  • Gen 21:12-13
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    80%

    12 But God said to Abraham, Do not let it be grievous in your sight because of the lad and because of your bondwoman. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac shall your seed be called.

    13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is your seed.

  • Gen 17:4-7
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    79%

    4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

    5 Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you.

    6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

    7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.

  • Gen 16:10-12
    3 verses
    79%

    10 And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.

    11 And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction.

    12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;

    4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Gen 22:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;

    18 And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.

  • Heb 6:14
    77%

    14 Saying, 'Surely, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.'

  • Gen 17:2
    77%

    2 And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.

  • Gen 35:11-12
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    77%

    11 And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and kings shall come from your body;

    12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to you I will give it, and to your descendants after you I will give the land.

  • Gen 12:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:

    3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  • Gen 21:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17 And God heard the voice of the lad, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven and said to her, What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

    18 Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.

  • Gen 18:18
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    18 Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

  • Gen 25:16
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    16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

  • Gen 25:12
    75%

    12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham:

  • Gen 28:3-4
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    3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;

    4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.

  • 1 Chr 1:28
    74%

    28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

  • Gen 16:15
    73%

    15 And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called his son's name, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

  • Gen 48:4
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    4 And said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people; and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.

  • Gen 28:14
    73%

    14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Gen 32:12
    73%

    12 And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

  • Heb 11:18
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    18 of whom it was said, 'In Isaac your seed shall be called,'

  • Gen 17:25
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    25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

  • Gen 26:24
    71%

    24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.