Genesis 17:20 - The Scriptures 2009

²⁰ “And as for Yishma‛ĕl, I have heard you. See, I shall bless him, and shall make him fruitful, and greatly increase him. He is to bring forth twelve princes, and I shall make him a great nation.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ And as for Ishmael, I have heard and heeded you: behold, I will bless him and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly; He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. [Fulfilled in Gen. 25:12-18.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

²⁰ As for Ishmael, I’ve heard your request. I will bless him and make him fertile and give him many, many descendants. He will be the ancestor of twelve tribal leaders, and I will make a great nation of him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Likewise, concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I will bless and enlarge him, and I will multiply him greatly. He will produce twelve leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And as for Ismael I have also heard thee. Behold, I will bless him, and increase, and multiply him exceedingly: he shall beget twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 17:20 Cross References

Genesis 12:2

“And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing!

Genesis 21:13

And of the son of the female servant I also make a nation, because he is your seed.

Genesis 21:18

Arise, lift up the boy and hold him with your hand, for I make a great nation of him.

Genesis 28:3

And Ěl Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful and increase you, and you shall become an assembly of peoples,”

Psalm 107:38

And He blesses them, And they increase greatly; And He lets not their cattle diminish.