Genesis · Bereshit

Genesis 17:18

וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל הָאֱלֹהִים לוּ יִשְׁמָעֵאל יִחְיֶה לְפָנֶיךָ
King James Version (KJV)

And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!"

Modern English

Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

אַבְרָהָםAvrahamAbraham
הָאֱלֹהִיםhaElohimGod
לוּluO that
יִשְׁמָעֵאלYishma'elIshmael
יִחְיֶהyichyehmight live
לְפָנֶיךָlefaneychabefore thee
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