Genesis 17:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!”
Genesis 17:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 17:18 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 17:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!””
Genesis 17:18 — World English Bible
Genesis 17:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee! ”
Genesis 17:18 — American Standard Version
Genesis 17:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abraham saith unto God, `O that Ishmael may live before Thee;'”
Genesis 17:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 17:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abraham said toGod, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee! ”
Genesis 17:18 — Darby Translation
Genesis 17:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Abraham saide vnto God, Oh, that Ishmael might liue in thy sight.”
Genesis 17:18 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 17:18 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live before you!"”
Genesis 17:18 — The Living Sword
Genesis 17:18 in Context — Genesis 17
16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
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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What Does Genesis 17:18 Mean?
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