Discovery BoxGenesis 17:16 
Context17:16 I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. 1 Kings of countries 2 will come from her!”
Genesis 21:12
Context21:12 But God said to Abraham, “Do not be upset 3 about the boy or your slave wife. Do 4 all that Sarah is telling 5 you because through Isaac your descendants will be counted. 6
Genesis 31:37
Context31:37 When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? 7 Set it here before my relatives and yours, 8 and let them settle the dispute between the two of us! 9
1 tn Heb “she will become nations.”
2 tn Heb “peoples.”
3 tn Heb “Let it not be evil in your eyes.”
4 tn Heb “listen to her voice.” The idiomatic expression means “obey; comply.” Here her advice, though harsh, is necessary and conforms to the will of God. Later (see Gen 25), when Abraham has other sons, he sends them all away as well.
5 tn The imperfect verbal form here draws attention to an action that is underway.
6 tn Or perhaps “will be named”; Heb “for in Isaac offspring will be called to you.” The exact meaning of the statement is not clear, but it does indicate that God’s covenantal promises to Abraham will be realized through Isaac, not Ishmael.
7 tn Heb “what did you find from all the goods of your house?”
8 tn Heb “your relatives.” The word “relatives” has not been repeated in the translation here for stylistic reasons.
9 tn Heb “that they may decide between us two.”
