Genesis 17:18
And he said to the Lord, I would that Ishmael might live before thee.This verse in the real world
In what words
- לוּאlûwʼa conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!
- יִשְׁמָעֵאלYishmâʻêʼlJishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
- אַבְרָהָםʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of Abram
- חָיָהchâyâhto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.