10 Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, (A)“I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.”

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20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and (A)will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget (B)twelve princes, (C)and I will make him a great nation.

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18 Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for (A)I will make him a great nation.”

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The Families of Ishmael and Isaac(A)

12 Now this is the (B)genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham. 13 And (C)these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 [a]Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their [b]settlements, (D)twelve princes according to their nations. 17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and (E)he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people. 18 (F)(They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He [c]died (G)in the presence of all his brethren.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:15 MT Hadad
  2. Genesis 25:16 camps
  3. Genesis 25:18 fell

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