Genesis 17:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁰ 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.

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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

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 21:13

As for the son of the slave woman, I will make a nation of him also, because he is your offspring.”

Genesis 21:18

Come, lift up the boy and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”

Genesis 28:3

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples.

Psalm 107:38

By his blessing they multiply greatly, and he does not let their cattle decrease.