Genesis 17:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!”
Genesis 17:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 17:188 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
אֶלʾelNear
הָאֱלֹהִיםhāʾĕlōhîmThe God
לוּlûIf
יִשְׁמָעֵאלyišəmāʿēʾlJishmael
יִחְיֶהyiḥəyehLive
לְפָנֶיךָləp̄āneyḵāTo face
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