至于使女的儿子，我也必使他的后裔成立一国，因为他是你所生的。”

至于使女的儿子，我也必使他成为一国，因为他是你的后裔。”

至于使女的儿子，我也必使他成为一国，因为他是你的后裔。”

至于那婢女的儿子以实玛利，我也会使他自成一国，因为他也是你的儿子。”

至于这婢女的儿子，我也要使他成为一国，因为他是你的后裔。”

至于这女仆的儿子，我也会使他成为一国，因为他是你的后裔。”

至於使女的兒子，我也必使他的後裔成立一國，因為他是你所生的。」

至於使女的兒子，我也必使他成為一國，因為他是你的後裔。」

至於使女的兒子，我也必使他成為一國，因為他是你的後裔。」

至於那婢女的兒子以實瑪利，我也會使他自成一國，因為他也是你的兒子。」

至於這婢女的兒子，我也要使他成為一國，因為他是你的後裔。”

至於使女的兒子，我也要使他成立一個國，因為他是你的後裔。』

至於這女僕的兒子，我也會使他成為一國，因為他是你的後裔。」

然婢之子、亦屬爾裔、我必使之為國、

然婢之子、亦屬爾出、我必使為其後成為大國。

至於婢之子、我亦使之為大族、因亦為爾之所生也、

I will make the son of the slave into a nation also, because he is your offspring.”

I will also make the son of your slave into a nation. I will do it because he is your child.”

And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.”

But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar’s son because he is your son, too.”

and I will also make a nation of the slave’s son because he is your offspring.”

And of the son of the slave woman I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant.”

Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed.”

And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

But I will also make a nation of the slave’s son because he is your offspring.”

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he[ is] thy seed.

But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too.”

I will also make a nation of the son of the servant, because he is your child.”

Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” (niv)

And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. (niv)

The angel added,“ I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.” (niv)

This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s slave, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,Mishma, Dumah, Massa,Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps.Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty- seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward all the tribes related to them. (niv)