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Genesis 17:18-20

18And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “O thatל֥וּluH3863Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458might liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421under Yourלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440blessing!”

19But Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283will indeedאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61bearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205youa sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and you are to nameוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327.I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285with himאִתּ֛וֹ'i.ToH854as an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285for his descendantsלְזַרְע֥וֹle.zar.'OH2233after himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

20As for Ishmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458,I have heard youשְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒she.ma'.ti.KhaH8085, andI will surelyהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009blessבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288himאֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853;I will make him fruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853greatlyH3966.He will become the fatherיוֹלִ֔ידyo.LidH3205of twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240rulersנְשִׂיאִם֙ne.si.'ImH5387,and I will make himוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414into a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

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