Genesis 17:18

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God has just promised ninety-nine-year-old Abraham that Sarah will bear a son and that the covenant will pass through him. Abraham has already fathered Ishmael through Hagar.

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Genesis 17:19But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 21:12But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
Romans 4:19Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”

World English Bible (WEB)

Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

King James Version (KJV)

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo Abraham á Dios: Ojalá Ismael viva delante de ti.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso le dijo a Dios: ―¡Sería suficiente con que Ismael contara con tu bendición!

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Genesis 17:18

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