Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAs for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. Young's Literal Translation 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; King James Bible 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. Hebrew As for Ishmael,וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אל (ū·lə·yiš·mā·‘êl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3458: Ishmael -- 'God hears', the name of several Israelites I have heard you, שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒ (šə·ma‘·tî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently [and] I will surely הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! bless בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי (bê·raḵ·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse him; אֹת֗וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case I will make him fruitful וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י (wə·hip̄·rê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6509: To bear fruit, be fruitful and multiply him greatly. וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י (wə·hir·bê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great He will become the father יוֹלִ֔יד (yō·w·lîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage of twelve שְׁנֵים־ (šə·nêm-) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) rulers, נְשִׂיאִם֙ (nə·śî·’im) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist and I will make וּנְתַתִּ֖יו (ū·nə·ṯat·tîw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set him into a great גָּדֽוֹל׃ (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent nation. לְג֥וֹי (lə·ḡō·w) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts |
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