Genesis 17:20

Yet as for Ishmael, I have heard thee; lo! I have blessed him and will make him fruitful, and multiply him, exceedingly,—twelve princes, shall he beget, and I will grant him to be a great nation;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19And God said—Truly, Sarah thy wife, is about to bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name, Isaac,—and I will establish my covenant with him as an age-abiding covenant, to his seed after him.

21But my covenant, will I establish with Isaac,—whom Sarah shall bear, to thee, by this set time, in the next year.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:10And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, I will, greatly multiply, thy seed—so that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

Genesis 21:18Arise lift up the boy, and hold him up with thy hand,—for, a great nation, will I make him.

Genesis 25:13and these, are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names after their generations,—the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam;

Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:16-23

15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 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 a 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!… Read the whole commentary →

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