Genesis 17:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 17:18

16 And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, ^aand she shall be a mother ^bof nations; ^ckings of peoples shall be from her.”

17 Then Abraham fell on his face ^aand laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”

18 And Abraham ^asaid to God, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!”

19 Then God said: “No, ^aSarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My ^bcovenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and ^awill multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget ^btwelve princes, ^cand I will make him a great nation.

21 But My ^acovenant I will establish with Isaac, ^bwhom Sarah shall bear to you at this ^cset time next year.”

22 Then He finished talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

23 So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as God had said to him.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 17:18

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

Amplified® Bible
And [he] said to God, Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!

Contemporary English Version
Then he asked God, "Why not let Ishmael inherit what you have promised me?"

Darby English Version
And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!

Good News Bible
He asked God, "Why not let Ishmael be my heir?"

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

New American Standard Bible
And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before You!"

New International Version
And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!"

New King James Version
And Abraham said to God, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before You!"

Revised Standard Version
And Abraham said to God, "O that Ish'mael might live in thy sight!"

Young's Literal Translation
And Abraham saith unto God, `O that Ishmael may live before Thee;'

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