16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps.
16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.
16 all the sons of Ishmael. Their settlements and encampments were named after them. Twelve princes with their twelve tribes.
16 These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations.
16 These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 25:16
Commentary on Genesis 25:11-18
(Read Genesis 25:11-18)
Ishmael had twelve sons, whose families became distinct tribes. They peopled a very large country that lay between Egypt and Assyria, called Arabia. The number and strength of this family were the fruit of the promise, made to Hagar and to Abraham, concerning Ishmael.