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Genesis 17:4

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17:4 “As for me,¹ this² is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:20

Context
17:20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you.³ I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants.⁴ He will become the father of twelve princes;⁵ I will make him into a great nation.

¹tn Heb “I.”

²tn Heb “is” (הִנֵּה, hinneh).

³sn The Hebrew verb translated “I have heard you” forms a wordplay with the name Ishmael, which means “God hears.” See the note on the name “Ishmael” in 16:11.

⁴tn Heb “And I will multiply him exceedingly, exceedingly.” The repetition is emphatic.

⁵tn For a discussion of the Hebrew word translated “princes,” see E. A. Speiser, “Background and Function of the Biblical Nasi’,” CBQ 25 (1963): 111-17.

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