Genesis 17
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Genesis 17:19-21

19But GodH430 saidH559, “NoH61, but SarahH8283 your wifeH802 will bearH3205 you 1a sonH1121, and you shall callH7121 his nameH8034 2IsaacH3327; and 3I will establishH6965 My covenantH1285 with him for an everlastingH5769 covenantH1285 for his 4descendantsH2233 afterH310 him.

20As for IshmaelH3458, I have heardH8085 you; beholdH2009, I will blessH1288 him, and 5will makeH6509 him fruitfulH6509 and will multiplyH7235 him exceedinglyH3966. 6He shall 7becomeH3205 the fatherH3205 of twelveH8147H6240 princesH5387, and I will makeH5414 him a 8greatH1419 nationH1471.

21But My covenantH1285 I will establishH6965 with 9IsaacH3327, whomH834 10SarahH8283 will bearH3205 to you at thisH2088 seasonH4150 nextH312 yearH8141.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 17:19 Gen 17:16; 18:10; 21:2 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 17:19 I.e. he laughs ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 17:19 Gen 26:2-5 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 17:19 Lit seed ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 17:20 Gen 16:10 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 17:20 Gen 25:12-16 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 17:20 Lit beget twelve princes ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 17:20 Gen 21:18 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 17:21 Gen 17:19; 18:10, 14 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 17:21 Gen 21:2 ↩

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