Genesis 17:18
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִים לוּ יִשְׁמָעֵאל יִחְיֶה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
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Hebrew
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
Greek (Septuagint)
εἶπεν δὲ Ἁβραἀμ τὸν θεόν Ἱσμαὴλ οὗτος ζήτω ἐναντίον σου.
Greek text from Swete's edition, CC BY-SA 4.0
Latin (Vulgate)
Dixitque ad Deum: Utinam Ismaël vivat coram te.
Spanish
Y dijo Abraham á Dios: Ojalá Ismael viva delante de ti.
English
And Abraham said to God, “ O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
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