"And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!"
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When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!
And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
And Abraham said to God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!"
And Abraham saith unto God, `O that Ishmael may live before Thee;'