Cross Reference GENESIS 17:20 AND AS FOR ISHMAEL I HAVE HEARD THEE BEHOLD I HAVE BLESSED HIM AND WILL MAKE HIM FRUITFUL AND WILL MULTIPLY HIM EXCEEDINGLY TWELVE PRINCES SHALL HE BEGET AND I WILL MAKE HIM A GREAT NATION

{Genesis 17:20} And as for Ishmael, 3458 I have heard x8085 thee: y8085 z8804 Behold, x2009 I have blessed 1288 z8765 him, and will make him fruitful, 6509 z8689 x853 and will multiply 7235 z8689 him exceedingly; 3966 twelve 6240 8147 princes 5387 shall he beget, 3205 z8686 and I will make x5414 him y5414 z8804 a great 1419 nation. 1471

I have blessed:
"And the angelª of the LORDª saidª ° unto her, I will multiply² ° thy seed² exceedingly,ª °¹ ¹ that it shall not¹ be numberedª ° for multitude.ª ¹ ... And he¹ will be¹ a wildª man;ª his handª [will be] against every man,¹ and every man's¹ handª against him; and he shall dwellª ° in the presenceª ¹ of all¹ his brethren.ª" {Gen 16:10-12}

twelve:
"Now these¹ [are] the generationsª of Ishmael,ª Abraham'sª son,ª whom¹ Hagarª the Egyptian,ª Sarah'sª handmaid,ª bareª ° unto Abraham:ª ... And they dweltª ° from Havilahª ¹ unto¹ Shur,ª that¹ [is] beforeª ¹ Egypt,ª as thou goestª ° toward Assyria:ª [and] he diedª ° in¹ the presenceª of all¹ his brethren.ª" {Gen 25:12-18}

and I:
"And also¹ ¹ of the sonª of the bondwomanª will I makeª ° a nation,ª because¹ he¹ [is] thy seed.ª" {Gen 21:13} + "Arise,ª ° lift upª °¹ the lad,ª and holdª ° him in¹ thine hand;ª for¹ I will makeª ° him a greatª nation.ª" {Gen 21:18}