Genesis 17:18
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
Key Terms in This Verse
יִשְׁמָעֵאל Yishmâʻêʼl
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
Study H3458 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one ...
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
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