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-\v 12 Now these are the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's  servant, bore to Abraham.
+\v 12 Now these were the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's  servant, bore to Abraham.
 
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 \v 13 These were the names of Ishmael's sons, according to their birth order: Nebaioth—the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel,  Mibsam,
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
 \v 16 These were Ishmael's sons, and these were their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their tribes.
 
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-\v 17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years: he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
+\v 17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years: he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
 \v 18  They lived from Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt, as one goes toward Assyria. They lived in hostility with each other.
 
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-\v 19 These are the events concerning Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.
+\v 19 These were the events concerning Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham became the father of Isaac.
 \v 20 Isaac was forty years old when he took  as his wife Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
 
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