Genesis 25:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
American King James Version (AKJV)
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
American Standard Version (ASV)
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments. Twelve princes according to their nations.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples.
Webster's Revision
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.
Clarke's Genesis 25:16 Bible Commentary
These are their names - By which their descendants were called. Their towns - places of encampment in the wilderness, such as have been used by the Arabs from the remotest times. Their castles, טירתם tirotham, their towers, probably mountain tops, fortified rocks, and fastnesses of various kinds in woods and hilly countries.
