创世记 17:20
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.
Context
This verse from 创世记 Chapter 17 connects to 6 cross-references. 神与九十九岁的亚伯兰重立圣约，将他的名改为亚伯拉罕，立割礼为圣约的记号。神应许撒拉（原名撒莱）将生一子，亚伯拉罕笑了，神确定那孩子的名字叫以撒。
其他译本
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.
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;
As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.
交叉参考
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