Genesis 25:16

The Descendants of Ishmael

15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.16These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.17Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

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Berean Standard Bible
These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.
American Standard Version (1901)
these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.
Bible in Basic English
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples.
Douay-Rheims 1899
These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes.
Free Bible Version
These were the sons of Ishmael, and these became the names of the places where they lived and camped—the twelve family rulers of their tribes.
Geneva Bible 1599
These are the sonnes of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their townes and by their castles: to wit, twelue princes of their nations.
King James (Authorized) Version
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
One Unity Resource Bible
These are the sons of Ishmael [Pays attention God], and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.
Translation for Translators
The twelve sons of Ishmael became the leaders/chiefs of people-groups that had those names. They each had their own settlement and campsite.
Unlocked Literal Bible
These were Ishmael's sons, and these were their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their tribes.
Noah Webster Bible
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
World English Bible
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.
Young's Literal Translation
these are sons of Ishmael, and these their names, by their villages, and by their towers; twelve princes according to their peoples.