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# No, but Sarah your wife will bear
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God said this to correct Abraham's belief that Sarah could not have a son.
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# you must name him
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The word "you" refers to Abraham.
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# As for Ishmael
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The words "As for" show that God is switching from talking about the baby that would be born to talking about Ishmael.
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# Behold
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"Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
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# will make him fruitful
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This is an idiom that means "will cause him to have many children." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# will multiply him abundantly
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"I will cause him to have many descendants"
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# leaders of tribes
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"chiefs" or "rulers." These leaders are not the twelve sons and grandsons of Jacob that will lead the twelve tribes of Israel.
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# But my covenant I will establish with Isaac
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God returns to talking about his covenant with Abraham and emphasizes that he would fulfill his promise with Isaac, not with Ishmael.
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