God & Savior

Genesis 17:18

And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
Genesis 17:18
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.Ham“Abraham”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  5. ל֥וּlu“if”
    Conjunction · from לוּ · “if” · Strong's H3863
  6. יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'El“Ishmael”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִשְׁמָעֵאל · “Ishmael” · Strong's H3458G
  7. יִחְיֶ֥הyich.Yeh“he will live”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  8. לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)