en_tn/gen/21/18.md

# raise up the lad

"help the boy stand up"

# I will make him into a great nation

To make Ishmael into a great nation means God will give him many descendants who will become a great nation. Alternate translation: "I will make his descendants become a great nation" or "I will make him become the ancestor of a great nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# raise up the lad`

			`"help the boy stand up"`

			`# I will make him into a great nation`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`To make Ishmael into a great nation means God will give him many descendants who will become a great nation. Alternate translation: "I will make his descendants become a great nation" or "I will make him become the ancestor of a great nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00