Genesis 17:17-19
Legacy Standard Bible
17 Then Abraham (A)fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, “Will a son be born to a man one hundred years old? And (B)will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son?” 18 And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before You!” 19 But God said, “No, but Sarah your wife will bear you (C)a son, and you shall call his name [a]Isaac; and (D)I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
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- Genesis 17:19 Lit he laughs
Genesis 17:17-19
New International Version
17 Abraham fell facedown;(A) he laughed(B) and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old?(C) Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”(D) 18 And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael(E) might live under your blessing!”(F)
19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son,(G) and you will call him Isaac.[a](H) I will establish my covenant with him(I) as an everlasting covenant(J) for his descendants after him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs.
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