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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