GEN 17:18 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST So Abraham said to God, “Please let Ishmael be the one whom you bless as my heir!”

BSB And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”

OEB Abraham said to God, ‘If only Ishmael might live with your blessing!’

WEB Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

WMB (Same as above)

NET Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live before you!”

LSV And Abraham says to God, “O that Ishmael may live before You”;

FBV Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael always live under your blessing!”

T4T Then Abraham said to God, “Perhaps you will let Ishmael receive your blessing and inherit all I possess.”

LEB And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

BBE And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And Abraham said unto God: 'Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!'

ASV And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!

DRA And he said to God: O that Ismael may live before thee.

YLT And Abraham saith unto God, 'O that Ishmael may live before Thee;'

Drby And Abraham said to [fn]God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!

17.18 Elohim

RV And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!

Wbstr And Abraham said to God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

KJB-1769 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

KJB-1611 And Abraham said vnto God, O that Ishmael might liue before thee.
(And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee/you.)

Bshps And Abraham sayde vnto God: O that Ismael myght lyue in thy syght.
(And Abraham said unto God: O that Ismael might live in thy/your syght.)

Gnva And Abraham saide vnto God, Oh, that Ishmael might liue in thy sight.
(And Abraham said unto God, Oh, that Ishmael might live in thy/your sight.)

Cvdl And Abraha sayde vnto God: O that Israel might lyue in thy sight.
(And Abraha said unto God: O that Israel might live in thy/your sight.)

Wyc And he seide to the Lord, Y wolde that Ismael lyue bifore thee.
(And he said to the Lord, I would that Ismael live before thee/you.)

Luth Und Abraham sprach zu GOtt: Ach, daß Ismael leben sollte vor dir!
(And Abraham spoke to God: Ach, that Ismael life sollte before/in_front_of dir!)

ClVg Dixitque ad Deum: Utinam Ismaël vivat coram te.
(And_he_said to God: Utinam Ismaël he_lives coram you(sg).)

BrTr And Abraam said to God, Let this Ismael live before thee.

BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ Ἁβραὰμ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν· Ἰσμαὴλ οὗτος ζήτω ἐναντίον σου.
(Eipe de Habraʼam pros ton Theon; Ismaaʸl houtos zaʸtō enantion sou.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל הָֽ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים

and=he/it_said ʼAⱱrāhām to/towards the=ʼElohīm

Alternate translation: “So he said to God,”

ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל

oh_that Yishəmāˊēʼl/(Ishmael)

Consider what is the best way to express this strong wish or hope in your language. Alternate translation: “Oh, that Ishmael could”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יִחְיֶ֥ה לְ⁠פָנֶֽי⁠ךָ

live in,sight,you

This idiom means to live under God’s care and be blessed by him. Alternate translation: “live in your presence!”

Parallel GEN 17:18