Genesis 17:18
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!”
חָיָה
To live, to revive, to preserve alive. Chayah. He revives my soul. God is in the business of revival. He breathes new life into what is dead.
לוּא
if
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לוּא
a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!
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יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Ishmael
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יִשְׁמָעֵאל
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
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