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And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; Explain This Verse
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, Explain This Verse
3.
And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: Explain This Verse
4.
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
9.
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
11.
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. Explain This Verse
12.
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? Explain This Verse
13.
And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? Explain This Verse
14.
Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. Explain This Verse
15.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. Explain This Verse
16.
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. Explain This Verse
17.
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; Explain This Verse
18.
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? Explain This Verse
19.
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Explain This Verse
20.
And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
22.
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. Explain This Verse
23.
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Explain This Verse
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? Explain This Verse
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? Explain This Verse
26.
And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. Explain This Verse
27.
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
30.
And he said unto him, 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. Explain This Verse
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 twenty’s sake. Explain This Verse
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 ten’s sake. Explain This Verse
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And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. Explain This Verse