Genesis 25:16 — Compare Translations

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These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments (sheepfolds)--twelve princes according to their tribes. [Foretold in Gen. 17:20.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments (sheepfolds)–twelve princes according to their tribes. [Foretold in Gen. 17:20.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

These are Ishmael’s sons, and these are their names by their settlements and encampments: twelve leaders of their clans.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, in their hamlets and their encampments twelve princes of their peoples.

English EASY 2024

These were all Ishmael's sons. Their names became the names of 12 groups of people. They went and lived in different places. Ishmael's sons ruled over the 12 groups of people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

These were the names of Ishmael's sons. Each son had his own camp that became a small town. The twelve sons were leaders over their own people.

These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They were the ancestors of twelve tribes, and their names were given to their villages and camping places.

English God's Word - GW 1995

These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes that bore their names, listed according to the places they settled and camped.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

These are Ishmael's sons, and these are their names by their villages and encampments: 12 leaders of their clans.

English KJV 1611

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

English LSB

These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages, and by their camps; twelve princes according to their tribes.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their peoples.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages, and by their camps; twelve princes according to their tribes.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

These are the sons of Ishmael, their names by their villages and encampments; twelve chieftains of as many tribal groups.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps — twelve princes according to their clans.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

All of them were Ishmael's sons. They were rulers of 12 tribes. They all lived in their own settlements and camps.

English NIV

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps.

English NKJ 1982

These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations.

English NLT

These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes that bore their names, listed according to the places they settled and camped.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

These twelve sons of Ishmael became princes of twelve tribes that were named after them, listed by the places they settled and camped.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

These twelve sons of his became the founders of twelve tribes that bore their names.

English Tyndale 1537

These are the sons of Ismael, and these are their names, in their towns and castles twelve princes of nations.