ଆଦି ପୁସ୍ତକ 17:20
ମୁଁ ଇଶ୍ମାଯଲେ ବିଷଯ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଅନୁ ରୋଧ ଶୁଣିଛି। ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରିବି। ତା'ର ବହୁସନ୍ତାନ ଜନ୍ମ ହବେେ। ତାହାଠାରୁ ବାରଜଣ ଅଧିପତି ଜନ୍ମ ନବେେ ତାଙ୍କର ପରିବାର ଏକ ବିରାଟ ଜାତି ହବେ।
| And as for Ishmael, | וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֮ | ûlĕyišmāʿēl | oo-leh-yeesh-ma-ALE |
| thee: heard have I | שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒ | šĕmaʿtîkā | sheh-ma-tee-HA |
| Behold, | הִנֵּ֣ה׀ | hinnē | hee-NAY |
| blessed have I | בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי | bēraktî | bay-RAHK-tee |
| him, and will make him fruitful, | אֹת֗וֹ | ʾōtô | oh-TOH |
| multiply will and | וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י | wĕhiprêtî | veh-heef-ray-TEE |
| him exceedingly; | אֹת֛וֹ | ʾōtô | oh-TOH |
| וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י | wĕhirbêtî | veh-heer-bay-TEE | |
| twelve | אֹת֖וֹ | ʾōtô | oh-TOH |
| בִּמְאֹ֣ד | bimʾōd | beem-ODE | |
| princes | מְאֹ֑ד | mĕʾōd | meh-ODE |
| beget, he shall | שְׁנֵים | šĕnêm | sheh-NAME |
| and I will make him | עָשָׂ֤ר | ʿāśār | ah-SAHR |
| a great | נְשִׂיאִם֙ | nĕśîʾim | neh-see-EEM |
| nation. | יוֹלִ֔יד | yôlîd | yoh-LEED |
| וּנְתַתִּ֖יו | ûnĕtattîw | oo-neh-ta-TEEOO | |
| לְג֥וֹי | lĕgôy | leh-ɡOY | |
| גָּדֽוֹל׃ | gādôl | ɡa-DOLE |