Modern Translations New International VersionAnd Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!" New Living Translation So Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael live under your special blessing!” English Standard Version And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” Berean Study Bible And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!” New American Standard Bible And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before You!” NASB 1995 And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before You!" NASB 1977 And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!” Amplified Bible And Abraham said to God, “Oh, that Ishmael [my firstborn] might live before You!” Christian Standard Bible So Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael were acceptable to you! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible So Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael were acceptable to You!" Contemporary English Version Then he asked God, "Why not let Ishmael inherit what you have promised me?" Good News Translation He asked God, "Why not let Ishmael be my heir?" GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Abraham said to God, "Why not let Ishmael be my heir?" International Standard Version So Abraham responded to God, "If only Ishmael would live in constant awareness that you're always with him!" NET Bible Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live before you!" Classic Translations King James BibleAnd Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! New King James Version And Abraham said to God, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!” King James 2000 Bible And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before you! New Heart English Bible Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you." World English Bible Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!" American King James Version And Abraham said to God, O that Ishmael might live before you! American Standard Version And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee! A Faithful Version And Abraham said to God, "Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!" Darby Bible Translation And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee! English Revised Version And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee! Webster's Bible Translation And Abraham said to God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587And Abraham saide vnto God, Oh, that Ishmael might liue in thy sight. Bishops' Bible of 1568 And Abraham sayde vnto God: O that Ismael myght lyue in thy syght. Coverdale Bible of 1535 And Abraha sayde vnto God: O that Israel might lyue in thy sight. Tyndale Bible of 1526 And Abraha sayde vnto God. O that Ismaell myghte lyve in thy syghte. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Abraham says to God, “O that Ishmael may live before You”; Young's Literal Translation And Abraham saith unto God, 'O that Ishmael may live before Thee;' Smith's Literal Translation And Abraham will say to God, O for Ishmael to live before thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said to God: O that Ismael may live before thee. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to God, “If only Ishmael would live in your sight.” Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd God said to Abraham, “Truly Sara your wife shall give birth to a son for you, and you shall call his name Isaaq, and I shall establish my covenant with him for an eternal covenant and with his seed after him. Lamsa Bible And Abraham said to God, O that Ishmael might live in thy presence! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Abraham said unto God: 'Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abraam said to God, Let this Ismael live before thee.     |