My heart’s desire is to make you into a great nation, to bless you, to make your name great so that you may be a blessing.
Genesis 17:20 - Tree of Life Version As for Ishmael, I have heard you. See, I have blessed him and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him very very much. He will father twelve princes and I will make him a great nation. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
My heart’s desire is to make you into a great nation, to bless you, to make your name great so that you may be a blessing.
Yet I will also make the son of the slave woman into a nation, because he is your seed.”
Get up! Lift the boy up, and hold on to him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.”
Now may El Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you will become an assembly of peoples.
He blesses them, they multiply greatly, and He does not let their herds diminish,