Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
KJV
Dixitque ad Deum : Utinam Ismaël vivat coram te.
Vulgate
εἶπεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ πρὸς τὸν θεόν Ἰσμαὴλ οὗτος ζήτω ἐναντίον σου.
LXX
And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְ/פָנֶֽי/ךָ
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
'brhm
proper_noun · 174×
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל
yshm''l
proper_noun · 48×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ל֥וּ
lv
conjunction · 25×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 2:39 — For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
- Gen 21:11 — And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
- Ps 4:6 — There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- Ps 41:12 — And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.