וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
And Abraham said unto God: ‘Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee! ’
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
And Abraham said unto God: ‘Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee! ’
Explore chasidut for Genesis 17:18. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.