ASV_Strong : Genesis 18
1. And Jehovah[H3068] appeared[H7200] unto him by the oaks[H436] of Mamre[H4471], as he sat[H3427] in the tent[H168] door[H6607] in the heat[H2527] of the day[H3117];
2. and he lifted up[H5375] his eyes[H5869] and looked[H7200], and[H7969], lo, three men[H582] stood[H5324] over against him[H7200]: and when he saw them[H7323], he ran to meet[H7125] them from the tent[H168] door[H6607], and bowed[H7812] himself to the earth[H776],
3. and said[H559], My lord[H136], if now I have found[H4672] favor[H2580] in thy sight[H5869], pass not away[H5674], I pray thee[H5650], from thy servant:
4. let now a little[H4592] water[H4325] be fetched[H3947], and wash[H7364] your[H4994] feet[H7272], and rest yourselves[H8172] under the tree[H6086]:
5. and I will fetch[H3947] a morsel[H6595] of bread[H3899], and strengthen ye your[H5582] heart[H3820]; after that[H310] ye shall pass on[H5674]: forasmuch as ye are come[H5674] to[H5921] your servant[H5650]. And they said[H1696], So do[H6213], as thou hast said[H559].
6. And Abraham[H85] hastened[H4116] into the tent[H168] unto Sarah[H8283], and said[H559], Make ready quickly[H4116] three[H7969] measures[H5429] of fine[H5560] meal[H7058], knead[H3888] it[H6213], and make[H6213] cakes[H5692].
7. And Abraham[H85] ran[H7323] unto the herd[H1241], and fetched[H3947] a calf[H1121] tender[H7390] and good[H2896], and gave[H5414] it unto the servant[H5288]; and he hasted[H4116] to dress it[H6213].
8. And he took[H3947] butter[H2529], and milk[H2461], and the calf[H1121] which he had dressed[H6213], and set[H5414] it before them[H6440]; and he stood[H5975] by them under the tree[H6086], and they did eat[H398].
9. And they said[H559] unto him[H346], Where is Sarah[H8283] thy wife[H802]? And he said[H559], Behold[H168], in the tent.
10. And he said[H559], I will certainly[H7725] return[H7725] unto thee when the season[H6256] cometh round[H2416]; and[H8283], lo, Sarah thy wife[H802] shall have a son[H1121]. And Sarah[H8283] heard[H8085] in the tent[H168] door[H6607], which was behind him[H310].
11. Now Abraham[H85] and Sarah[H8283] were old[H2205], and well stricken[H935] in age[H3117]; it had ceased[H2308] to be with Sarah[H8283] after the manner[H734] of women[H802].
12. And Sarah[H8283] laughed[H6711] within herself[H7130], saying[H559], After[H310] I am waxed old[H1086] shall I have pleasure[H5730], my lord[H113] being old also[H2204]?
13. And Jehovah[H3068] said[H559] unto Abraham[H85], Wherefore[H4100] did Sarah[H8283] laugh[H6711], saying[H559], Shall I of a surety[H552] bear[H3205] a child[H589], who am old[H2204]?
14. Is[H6381] anything[H1697] too hard[H6381] for Jehovah[H3068]? At the set[H4150] time I will return[H7725] unto thee[H6256], when the season cometh round[H2416], and Sarah[H8283] shall have a son[H1121].
15. Then Sarah[H8283] denied[H3584], saying[H559], I laughed[H6711] not[H3372]; for she was afraid. And he said[H559], Nay[H3808]; but thou didst laugh[H6711].
16. And the men[H582] rose up[H6965] from thence[H8259], and looked toward[H6440] Sodom[H5467]: and Abraham[H85] went[H1980] with them to bring them on the way[H7971].
17. And Jehovah[H3068] said[H559], Shall I hide[H3680] from Abraham[H85] that which[H834] I do[H6213];
18. seeing that Abraham[H85] shall surely become a great[H1419] and mighty[H6099] nation[H1471], and all the nations[H1471] of the earth[H776] shall be blessed in him[H1288]?
19. For I have known[H3045] him[H834], to the end that he may command[H6680] his children[H1121] and his household[H1004] after him[H310], that they may keep[H8104] the way[H1870] of Jehovah[H3068], to do[H6213] righteousness[H6666] and justice[H6666]; to the end that Jehovah[H3068] may bring[H935] upon Abraham[H85] that which he hath spoken of him[H1696].
20. And Jehovah[H3068] said[H559], Because the cry[H2201] of Sodom[H5467] and Gomorrah[H6017] is great[H7227], and because their sin[H2403] is very[H3966] grievous[H3513];
21. I will go down[H3381] now[H7200], and see whether they have done[H6213] altogether[H3617] according to the cry[H6818] of it[H935], which is come unto me[H3045]; and if not, I will know.
22. And the men[H582] turned[H6437] from thence[H3212], and went toward Sodom[H5467]: but Abraham[H85] stood[H5975] yet[H5750] before[H6440] Jehovah[H3068].
23. And Abraham[H85] drew near[H5066], and said[H559], Wilt thou consume[H5595] the righteous[H6662] with[H5973] the wicked[H7563]?
24. Peradventure there are[H3426] fifty[H2572] righteous[H6662] within[H8432] the city[H5892]: wilt thou consume[H5595] and not spare[H5375] the place[H4725] for[H4616] the fifty[H2572] righteous[H6662] that are therein[H7130]?
25. That be far[H2486] from thee to do[H6213] after this manner[H1697], to slay[H4191] the righteous[H6662] with the wicked[H7563], that so the righteous[H6662] should be as the wicked[H7563]; that be far[H2486] from thee[H8199]: shall not the Judge of all the earth[H776] do[H6213] right[H4941]?
26. And Jehovah[H3068] said[H559], If I find[H4672] in Sodom[H5467] fifty[H2572] righteous[H6662] within[H8432] the city[H5892], then I will spare[H5375] all the place for their sake[H4725].
27. And Abraham[H85] answered[H6030] and said[H559], Behold now[H2974], I have taken upon me to speak[H1696] unto the Lord[H136], who[H595] am but dust[H6083] and ashes[H665]:
28. peradventure there shall lack[H2637] five[H2568] of the fifty[H2572] righteous[H6662]: wilt thou destroy[H7843] all the city[H5892] for lack of five[H2568]? And he said[H559], I will not destroy[H7843] it[H4672], if I find there forty[H705] and five[H2568].
29. And he spake[H1696] unto him yet again[H3254], and said[H559], Peradventure there shall be forty[H705] found[H4672] there[H559]. And he said, I will not do[H6213] it for the forty[H705]'s sake.
30. And he said[H559], Oh[H4994] let not the Lord[H136] be angry[H2734], and I will speak[H1696]: peradventure there shall thirty[H7970] be found[H4672] there[H559]. And he said, I will not do[H6213] it[H4672], if I find thirty there[H7970].
31. And he said[H559], Behold now[H2974], I have taken upon me to speak[H1696] unto the Lord[H136]: peradventure there shall be twenty[H6242] found[H4672] there[H559]. And he said, I will not destroy[H7843] it for the twenty[H6242]'s sake.
32. And he said[H559], Oh let not the Lord[H136] be angry[H2734], and I will speak[H1696] yet[H389] but this once[H6471]: peradventure ten[H6235] shall be found[H4672] there[H559]. And he said, I will not destroy[H7843] it for the ten[H6235]'s sake.
33. And Jehovah[H3068] went his way[H3212], as soon as[H834] he had left[H3615] off communing[H1696] with Abraham[H85]: and Abraham[H85] returned[H7725] unto his place[H4725].
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