Genesis 17:20 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | And as for Ishmael | וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֮ | h3458 |
| 1 | I have heard thee | שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒ | h8085 |
| 2 | | הִנֵּ֣ה׀ | h2009 |
| 3 | Behold I have blessed | בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי | h1288 |
| 4 | | אֹת֗וֹ | h853 |
| 5 | him and will make him fruitful | וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י | h6509 |
| 6 | | אֹת֛וֹ | h853 |
| 7 | and will multiply | וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י | h7235 |
| 8 | | אֹת֖וֹ | h853 |
| 10 | him exceedingly | מְאֹ֑ד | h3966 |
| 10 | him exceedingly | מְאֹ֑ד | h3966 |
| 11 | | שְׁנֵים | h8147 |
| 12 | twelve | עָשָׂ֤ר | h6240 |
| 13 | princes | נְשִׂיאִם֙ | h5387 |
| 14 | shall he beget | יוֹלִ֔יד | h3205 |
| 15 | and I will make him | וּנְתַתִּ֖יו | h5414 |
| 16 | nation | לְג֥וֹי | h1471 |
| 17 | a great | גָּדֽוֹל׃ | h1419 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
As to Ishmael, I have heard thee; lo, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him, very exceedingly; twelve princes doth he beget, and I have made him become a great nation;