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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 God said, “No, but (A)Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name (B)Isaac.[a] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs