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19 God said, “No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.[a] I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual[b] covenant for his descendants after him.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 tn Heb “will call his name Isaac.” The name means “he laughs,” or perhaps “may he laugh” (see the note on the word “laughed” in v. 17).
  2. Genesis 17:19 tn Or “as an eternal.”

19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son,(A) and you will call him Isaac.[a](B) I will establish my covenant with him(C) as an everlasting covenant(D) for his descendants after him.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs.