¹⁸ Come, lift up the boy and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”^(A)

¹⁰ The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will so greatly multiply your offspring that they cannot be counted for multitude.”^(A)

²⁰ As for Ishmael, I have heard you; I will bless him and make him fruitful and exceedingly numerous; he shall be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.^(A)