“You mentioned Ishmael, and I heard you. I will bless him. He will have many children. He will be the father of twelve great leaders. His family will become a great nation.
Genesis 25:16 - Easy To Read Version Those were the names of Ishmael’s sons. Each son had his own camp that became a small town. The twelve sons were like twelve princes with their own people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments (sheepfolds)–twelve princes according to their tribes. [Foretold in Gen. 17:20.] American Standard Version (1901) these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations. Common English Bible These are Ishmael’s sons. These are their names by their villages and their settlements: twelve tribal leaders according to their tribes. Catholic Public Domain Version These are the sons of Ishmael. And these are their names throughout their fortresses and towns: the twelve princes of their tribes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes. |
“You mentioned Ishmael, and I heard you. I will bless him. He will have many children. He will be the father of twelve great leaders. His family will become a great nation.
{God had told Abraham to circumcise [102] all the men and boys in his family.} So Abraham gathered Ishmael and all the slaves born in his house together. Abraham also gathered together the slaves that were bought with money. Every man and boy in Abraham’s house was gathered together, and they were all circumcised. Abraham circumcised them that day, just like God told him.
These are the places where Aaron’s descendants [63] lived. They lived in their camps in the land that was given to them. The Kohath families got the first share of the land that was given to the Levite people.