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Genesis 25:16
ESV These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.
NIV These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps.
NASB These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages, and by their camps; twelve princes according to their tribes.
CSB These are Ishmael’s sons, and these are their names by their settlements and encampments: twelve leaders of their clans.
NLT These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.
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.
NKJV These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations.

What does Genesis 25:16 mean?

The previous verses listed the twelve sons of Ishmael. Here we're told their names also become the names of their villages and encampments, each son a "prince" over his own tribe. Together, the twelve tribes of Ishmael's sons may have been a formidable force in the region. This fulfills a promise made to Hagar, the mother of Ishmael and a concubine of Abraham (Genesis 16:1–4; Genesis 21:8–14). Despite being removed from Abraham's family, Ishmael would be blessed with success, exactly as God had promised (Genesis 16:10–12).
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