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  18:1 ¶
And God appeared to him by the oak of Mamre{gr.Mambre}, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon. |
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18:1 ¶
And Yahweh°
appeared°°
unto°
him in the plains°
of Mamre:°
and he°
sat°°
in the tent°
door°
in the heat°
of the day;° |
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18:2
And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground. |
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18:2
And he lift up°°
his eyes°
and looked,°°
and, lo,°
three°
men°°
stood°°
by°
him: and when he saw°°
[them], he ran°°
to meet°°
them from the tent°
door,°°°
and bowed°°
himself°
toward the ground,° |
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18:3
And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant. |
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18:3
And said,°°
Yahweh,°
if°
now°
I have found°°
favour°
in thy sight,°
pass not away,°°°
I pray thee,°
from°°
thy servant:° |
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18:4
Let water now be brought, and let them wash your feet, and do ye refresh [yourselves] under the tree. |
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18:4
Let a little°
water,°
I pray you,°
be fetched,°°
and wash°°
your feet,°
and rest yourselves°°
under°
the tree:° |
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18:5
And I will bring bread, and ye shall eat, and after this ye shall depart on your journey, on account of which [refreshment] ye have turned aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as thou hast said. |
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18:5
And I will fetch°°
a morsel°
of bread,°
and comfort°
ye°°
your hearts;°
after that°
ye shall pass on:°°
for°
therefore°°
are ye come°°
to°
your servant.°
And they said,°°°
So°
do,°°
as°
thou hast said.°°° |
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18:6
And Abraham{gr.Abraam} hasted to the tent to Sarah{gr.Sarrha}, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes. |
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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°
upon the hearth.°°° |
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18:7
And Abraham{gr.Abraam} ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hasted to dress it. |
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18:7
And Abraham°
ran°°
unto°
the herd,°
and fetcht°°
a calf°°
tender°
and good,°
and gave°°
[it] unto°
a young man;°
and he hasted°°
to dress°°
it. |
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18:8
And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed; and he set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by them under the tree. |
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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.°° |
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18:9 ¶
And he said to him, Where is Sarah{gr.Sarrha} thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent. |
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18:9 ¶
And they said°°
unto°
him, Where°
[is] Sarah°
thy wife?°
And he said,°°
Behold,°
in the tent.° |
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18:10
And he said, I will return and come to thee according to this period seasonably, and Sarah{gr.Sarrha} thy wife shall have a son; and Sarah{gr.Sarrha} heard at the door of the tent, being behind him. |
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18:10
And he said,°°
I will certainly°°
return°°
unto°
thee according to the time°
of life;°
and, lo,°
Sarah°
thy wife°
shall have a son.°
And Sarah°
heard°°
[it] in the tent°
door,°
which°
[was] behind°
him.° |
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18:11
And Abraham{gr.Abraam} and Sarah{gr.Sarrha} were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarah{gr.Sarrha}. |
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18:11
Now Abraham°
and Sarah°
[were] old°
[and] well stricken°°
in age;°
[and] it ceased°°
to be°
with Sarah°
after the manner°
of women.° |
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18:12
And Sarah{gr.Sarrha} laughed in herself, saying, The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old. |
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18:12
Therefore Sarah°
laughed°°
within°
herself,°
saying,°°
After°
I am waxed old°°
shall I have°
pleasure,°
my adon°
being old°
also?°° |
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18:13
And the Lord said to Abraham{gr.Abraam}, Why is it that Sarah{gr.Sarrha} has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old. |
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18:13
And Yahweh°
said°°
unto°
Abraham,°
Wherefore°°
did Sarah°
laugh,°°
saying,°°
Shall I of a surety°°
bear°°
a child,°
which°
am old?°° |
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18:14
Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time I will return to thee seasonably, and Sarah{gr.Sarrha} shall have a son. |
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18:14
Is°°
any thing°
too hard°°
for Yahweh?°°
At the time appointed°
I will return°°
unto°
thee, according to the time°
of life,°
and Sarah°
shall have a son.° |
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18:15
But Sarah{gr.Sarrha} denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid. And he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh. |
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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.°° |
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18:16 ¶
And the men having risen up from thence looked towards Sodom and Gomorrah{gr.Gomorrha}. And Abraham{gr.Abraam} went with them, attending them on their journey. |
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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.°° |
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18:17
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham{gr.Abraam} my servant what things I intend to do? |
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18:17
And Yahweh°
said,°°
Shall I°
hide°°
from Abraham°°
that thing which°
I°
do;°° |
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18:18
But Abraham{gr.Abraam} shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest. |
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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? |
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18:19
For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham{gr.Abraam} all things whatsoever he has spoken to him. |
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18:19
For°
I know°°
him, that°°
he will command°°°
his children°
and his household°
after°
him,°
and they shall keep°°
the way°
of Yahweh,°
to do°°
justice°
and judgment;°
that°
Yahweh°
may bring°°
upon°
Abraham°°
that which°
he hath spoken°°
of°
him. |
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18:20
And the Lord said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah{gr.Gomorrha} has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great. |
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18:20
And Yahweh°
said,°°
Because°
the cry°
of Sodom°
and Gomorrah°
is great,°°
and because°
their sin°
is very°
grievous;°° |
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18:21
I will therefore go down and see, if they completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know. |
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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.°° |
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18:22
And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraham{gr.Abraam} was still standing before the Lord. |
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18:22
And the men°°
turned their faces°°
from thence,°°
and went°°°
toward Sodom:°
but Abraham°
stood°°
yet°
before°
Yahweh.° |
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18:23 ¶
And Abraham{gr.Abraam} drew nigh and said, Wouldest thou destroy the righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the wicked? |
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18:23 ¶
And Abraham°
drew near,°°
and said,°°
Wilt thou also°
destroy°°
the righteous°
with°
the wicked?° |
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18:24
Should there be fifty righteous in the city, wilt thou destroy them? wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if they be in it? |
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18:24
Peradventure°
there be°
fifty°
righteous°
within°
the city:°
wilt thou also°
destroy°°
and not°
spare°°
the place°
for°
the fifty°
righteous°
that°
[are] therein?° |
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18:25
By no means shalt thou do as this thing [is] so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right? |
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18:25
That be far°
from thee to do°°°
after this°
manner,°
to slay°°
the righteous°
with°
the wicked:°
and that the righteous°
should be°
as the wicked,°
that be far°
from thee: Shall not°
the Judge°°
of all°
the earth°
do°°
right?° |
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18:26
And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes. |
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18:26
And Yahweh°
said,°°
If°
I find°°
in Sodom°
fifty°
righteous°
within°
the city,°
then I will spare°°
all°
the place°
for their sakes.° |
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18:27
And Abraham{gr.Abraam} answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am earth and ashes. |
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18:27
And Abraham°
answered°°
and said,°°
Behold°
now,°
I have taken upon°
me°°
to speak°°
unto°
Yahweh,°
which°
[am but] dust°
and ashes:° |
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18:28
But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five [wanting]? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five. |
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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,°°
If°
I find°°
there°
forty°
and five,°
I will not°
destroy°°
[it]. |
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18:29
And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty's sake. |
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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 forty's°
sake.°° |
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18:30
And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty's sake. |
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18:30
And he said°°
[unto him], Oh°
let not°
Yahweh°
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.° |
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18:31
And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty. |
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18:31
And he said,°°
Behold°
now,°
I have taken upon°
me°°
to speak°°
unto°
Yahweh:°
Peradventure°
there shall be twenty°
found°°
there.°
And he said,°°
I will not°
destroy°°
[it] for twenty's°
sake.°° |
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18:32
And he said, Will there be anything [against me], Lord, if I speak yet once? but if there should be found there ten? And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake. |
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18:32
And he said,°°
Oh°
let not°
Yahweh°
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 ten's°
sake.°° |
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18:33
And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraham{gr.Abraam}, and Abraham{gr.Abraam} returned to his place. |
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18:33
And Yahweh°
went his way,°°°
as soon as°
he had left°°
communing°°
with°
Abraham:°
and Abraham°
returned°°
unto his place.° |
