Genesis 17:18
Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- 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)
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.