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  18:1 ¶
And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
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18:1 ¶
And the LORDº
appearedºº
untoº
him in the plainsº
of Mamre:º
and heº
satºº
in the tentº
doorº
in the heatº
of the day;º |
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18:2
and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth, |
18:2
And he lift upºº
his eyesº
and looked,ºº
and, lo,º
threeº
menºº
stoodºº
byº
him: and when he sawºº
[them], he ranºº
to meetºº
them from the tentº
door,ººº
and bowedºº
himselfº
toward the ground,º |
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18:3
and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: |
18:3
And said,ºº
My Lord,º
ifº
nowº
I have foundºº
favourº
in thy sight,º
pass not away,ººº
I pray thee,º
fromºº
thy servant:º |
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18:4
let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: |
18:4
Let a littleº
water,º
I pray you,º
be fetched,ºº
and washºº
your feet,º
and rest yourselvesºº
underº
the tree:º |
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18:5
and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. |
18:5
And I will fetchºº
a morselº
of bread,º
and comfortº
yeºº
your hearts;º
after thatº
ye shall pass on:ºº
forº
thereforeºº
are ye comeºº
toº
your servant.º
And they said,ººº
Soº
do,ºº
asº
thou hast said.ººº |
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18:6
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes. |
18:6
And Abrahamº
hastenedºº
into the tentº
untoº
Sarah,º
and said,ºº
Make ready quicklyºº
threeº
measuresº
of fineº
meal,º
kneadºº
[it], and makeºº
cakesº
upon the hearth.ººº |
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18:7
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dress it. |
18:7
And Abrahamº
ranºº
untoº
the herd,º
and fetchtºº
a calfºº
tenderº
and good,º
and gaveºº
[it] untoº
a young man;º
and he hastedºº
to dressºº
it. |
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18:8
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. |
18:8
And he tookºº
butter,º
and milk,º
and the calfºº
whichº
he had dressed,ºº
and setºº
[it] beforeº
them;º
and heº
stoodºº
byº
them underº
the tree,º
and they did eat.ºº |
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18:9 ¶
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. |
18:9 ¶
And they saidºº
untoº
him, Whereº
[is] Sarahº
thy wife?º
And he said,ºº
Behold,º
in the tent.º |
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18:10
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. |
18:10
And he said,ºº
I will certainlyºº
returnºº
untoº
thee according to the timeº
of life;º
and, lo,º
Sarahº
thy wifeº
shall have a son.º
And Sarahº
heardºº
[it] in the tentº
door,º
whichº
[was] behindº
him.º |
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18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. |
18:11
Now Abrahamº
and Sarahº
[were] oldº
[and] well strickenºº
in age;º
[and] it ceasedºº
to beº
with Sarahº
after the mannerº
of women.º |
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18:12
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? |
18:12
Therefore Sarahº
laughedºº
withinº
herself,º
saying,ºº
Afterº
I am waxed oldºº
shall I haveº
pleasure,º
my lordº
being oldº
also?ºº |
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18:13
And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? |
18:13
And the LORDº
saidºº
untoº
Abraham,º
Whereforeºº
did Sarahº
laugh,ºº
saying,ºº
Shall I of a suretyºº
bearºº
a child,º
whichº
am old?ºº |
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18:14
Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son. |
18:14
Isºº
any thingº
too hardºº
for the LORD?ºº
At the time appointedº
I will returnºº
untoº
thee, according to the timeº
of life,º
and Sarahº
shall have a son.º |
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18:15
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. |
18:15
Then Sarahº
denied,ºº
saying,ºº
I laughedºº
not;º
forº
she was afraid.ºº
And he said,ºº
Nay;º
butº
thou didst laugh.ºº |
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18:16 ¶
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. |
18:16 ¶
And the menºº
rose upºº
from thence,ºº
and lookedºº
towardºº
Sodom:º
and Abrahamº
wentºº
withº
them to bring them on the way.ºº |
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18:17
And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do; |
18:17
And the LORDº
said,ºº
Shall Iº
hideºº
from Abrahamºº
that thing whichº
Iº
do;ºº |
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18:18
seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
18:18
Seeing that Abrahamº
shall surely becomeº
a greatº
and mightyº
nation,º
and allº
the nationsº
of the earthº
shall be blessedºº
in him? |
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18:19
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. |
18:19
Forº
I knowºº
him, thatºº
he will commandººº
his childrenº
and his householdº
afterº
him,º
and they shall keepºº
the wayº
of the LORD,º
to doºº
justiceº
and judgment;º
thatº
the LORDº
may bringºº
uponº
Abrahamºº
that whichº
he hath spokenºº
ofº
him. |
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18:20
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; |
18:20
And the LORDº
said,ºº
Becauseº
the cryº
of Sodomº
and Gomorrahº
is great,ºº
and becauseº
their sinº
is veryº
grievous;ºº |
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18:21
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. |
18:21
I will go downºº
now,º
and seeºº
whether they have doneºº
altogetherº
according to the cryº
of it, which is comeºº
untoº
me; and ifº
not,º
I will know.ºº |
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18:22
And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah. |
18:22
And the menºº
turned their facesºº
from thence,ºº
and wentººº
toward Sodom:º
but Abrahamº
stoodºº
yetº
beforeº
the LORD.º |
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18:23 ¶
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked? |
18:23 ¶
And Abrahamº
drew near,ºº
and said,ºº
Wilt thou alsoº
destroyºº
the righteousº
withº
the wicked?º |
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18:24
Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? |
18:24
Peradventureº
there beº
fiftyº
righteousº
withinº
the city:º
wilt thou alsoº
destroyºº
and notº
spareºº
the placeº
forº
the fiftyº
righteousº
thatº
[are] therein?º |
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18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? |
18:25
That be farº
from thee to doººº
after thisº
manner,º
to slayºº
the righteousº
withº
the wicked:º
and that the righteousº
should beº
as the wicked,º
that be farº
from thee: Shall notº
the Judgeºº
of allº
the earthº
doºº
right?º |
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18:26
And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake. |
18:26
And the LORDº
said,ºº
Ifº
I findºº
in Sodomº
fiftyº
righteousº
withinº
the city,º
then I will spareºº
allº
the placeº
for their sakes.º |
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18:27
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes: |
18:27
And Abrahamº
answeredºº
and said,ºº
Beholdº
now,º
I have taken uponº
meºº
to speakºº
untoº
the Lord,º
whichº
[am but] dustº
and ashes:º |
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18:28
peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five. |
18:28
Peradventureº
there shall lackºº
fiveº
of the fiftyº
righteous:º
wilt thou destroyººº
allº
the cityº
for [lack of] five?º
And he said,ºº
Ifº
I findºº
thereº
fortyº
and five,º
I will notº
destroyºº
[it]. |
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18:29
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake. |
18:29
And he spakeºº
untoº
him yetº
again,ºº
and said,ºº
Peradventureº
there shall be fortyº
foundºº
there.º
And he said,ºº
I will notº
doºº
[it] for forty'sº
sake.ºº |
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18:30
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. |
18:30
And he saidºº
[unto him], Ohº
let notº
the Lordº
be angry,ºº
and I will speak:ºº
Peradventureº
there shall thirtyº
be foundºº
there.º
And he said,ºº
I will notº
doºº
[it], ifº
I findºº
thirtyº
there.º |
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18:31
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake. |
18:31
And he said,ºº
Beholdº
now,º
I have taken uponº
meºº
to speakºº
untoº
the Lord:º
Peradventureº
there shall be twentyº
foundºº
there.º
And he said,ºº
I will notº
destroyºº
[it] for twenty'sº
sake.ºº |
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18:32
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake. |
18:32
And he said,ºº
Ohº
let notº
the Lordº
be angry,ºº
and I will speakºº
yetº
but this once:º
Peradventureº
tenº
shall be foundºº
there.º
And he said,ºº
I will notº
destroyºº
[it] for ten'sº
sake.ºº |
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18:33
And Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. |
18:33
And the LORDº
went his way,ººº
as soon asº
he had leftºº
communingºº
withº
Abraham:º
and Abrahamº
returnedºº
unto his place.º |
