~Genesis 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;
~Genesis 18:2 and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three menstood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet themfrom the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
~Genesis 18:3 and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thysight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
~Genesis 18:4 let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet,and rest yourselves under the tree:
~Genesis 18:5 and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen yeyour heart; after that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come toyour servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
~Genesis 18:6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, andsaid, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, andmake cakes.
~Genesis 18:7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calftender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dressit.
~Genesis 18:8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he haddressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree,and they did eat.
~Genesis 18:9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? Andhe said, Behold, in the tent.
~Genesis 18:10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when theseason cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. AndSarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
~Genesis 18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well strickenin age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
~Genesis 18:12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I amwaxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
~Genesis 18:13 And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore didSarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?
~Genesis 18:14 Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time Iwill return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shallhave a son.
~Genesis 18:15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she wasafraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
~Genesis 18:16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked towardSodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
~Genesis 18:17 And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham thatwhich I do;
~Genesis 18:18 seeing that Abraham had surely become a great andmighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
~Genesis 18:19 For I have known him, to the end that he maycommand his children and his household after him, that they maykeep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the endthat Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken ofhim.
~Genesis 18:20 And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom andGomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
~Genesis 18:21 I will go down now, and see whether they have donealtogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and ifnot, I will know.
~Genesis 18:22 And the men turned from thence, and went towardSodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.
~Genesis 18:23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consumethe righteous with the wicked?
~Genesis 18:24 Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city:wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous thatare therein?
~Genesis 18:25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slaythe righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as thewicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth doright?
~Genesis 18:26 And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteouswithin the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.
~Genesis 18:27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I havetaken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:
~Genesis 18:28 peradventure there shall lack five of the fiftyrighteous: 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.
~Genesis 18:29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said,Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will notdo it for the forty's sake.
~Genesis 18:30 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I willspeak: peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, Iwill not do it, if I find thirty there.
~Genesis 18:31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me tospeak unto the Lord: peradventure there shall be twenty found there.And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.
~Genesis 18:32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I willspeak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And hesaid, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.
~Genesis 18:33 And Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left offcommuning with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place
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