I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 17:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 As for Ishmael, I have heard you; I will bless him and make him fruitful and exceedingly numerous; he shall be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
As for the son of the slave woman, I will make a nation of him also, because he is your offspring.”
Come, lift up the boy and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples.
By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their cattle decrease.