| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ge 17:19 | Strong Concordance | And God [0430] said [0559], Sarah [08283] thy wife [0802] shall bear [03205] thee a son [01121] indeed [061]; and thou shalt call [07121] his name [08034] Isaac [03327]: and I will establish [06965] my covenant [01285] with him for an everlasting [05769] covenant [01285], and with his seed [02233] after him [0310]. |
| King James | And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| The blessings of the covenant are reserved for Isaac, but common blessings were abundantly promised to Ishmael; and though the visible Church did not descend from his family, yet personally he might, and it is to be hoped did, enjoy its benefits. |