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And Jehovah appeared to▵ him in the oak··groves of Mamre , and he◦ was sitting at* the entrance of the tent , as the day was becoming··warm.
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And he lifted ··up his eyes and saw , and behold, three men ◦ standing◦ over him; and he saw , and ran to meet them from the entrance of the tent , and bowed · himself ·down toward the earth .
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And he said , My Lord , if, I pray◦, I have··found grace in Thine eyes , pass not, I pray◦, from over Thy servant .
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Let, I pray◦, a··little water be taken, and bathe ye your feet , and recline under the tree .
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And I will take a morsel of bread , and sustain◦ ye your heart ; afterwards you may pass ··on; for therefore have you passed ··through to your servant . And they said , So do as◦ thou hast spoken.
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And Abraham hastened toward the tent to▵ Sarah , and said , Hasten , knead three seahs of meal , of flour , and make cakes◦.
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And Abraham ran to▵ the herd and took a son of the herd , tender and good , and gave it to▵ the lad , and he hastened to make it.
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And he took butter and milk , and the son of the herd that he had made, and put ◦ before them; and he◦ stood by◦ them under the tree , and they ate .
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And they said to▵ him, Where◦ is Sarah thy wife ? And he said , Behold, in the tent .
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And He said , Returning I will return to▵ thee about◦ this time of life , and behold, Sarah thy wife shall have◦ a son . And Sarah heard at* the entrance of the tent , and it◦ was behind him*.
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And Abraham and Sarah were old, coming into days ; the way as of women had stopped being for Sarah .
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And Sarah laughed within▫ herself, saying, After I am worn··down shall I have◦ pleasure, and my lord being··old?
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And Jehovah said to▵ Abraham , What is this, that Sarah laughed, saying, Yea, shall I truly give··birth , and I◦ am··old?
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Shall◦ any thing be· too ·wonderful for Jehovah ? At◦ the appointed··time I will return to▵ thee, according··to the time of life , and Sarah shall have◦ a son .
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And Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was fearful . And He said , No, for thou didst laugh.
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And the men◦ rose ··up thence, and gazed upon the faces of Sodom ; and Abraham walked with▵ them, to send them on.
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And Jehovah said , Shall◦ I◦ hide* from Abraham that which I◦ do?
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And Abraham being shall be for a nation , great and numerous , and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him.
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For I know him, because··of◦ which he will command his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the way of Jehovah , to do justice and judgment ; so··that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which He has spoken concerning him.
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And Jehovah said , Because◦ the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah has become great◦, and because◦ their sin has become· very ·heavy,
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I will go ··down now◦, and I will see whether they have made a complete end of it according··to her cry which has come to▵ Me, and if not I will know .
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And the men◦ turned · their ·faces from thence, and went toward Sodom ; and Abraham was still standing before Jehovah .
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And Abraham approached, and said , Wilt◦ Thou also◦ consume the just with the wicked ?
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Perhaps there··be fifty just in the midst of the city ; wilt◦ Thou also◦ consume and not spare* the place for the sake◦ of the fifty just who are in the midst ◦ of her?
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Far··be··it from Thee to do according··to this thing, to cause the just to die with the wicked , so◦ that the just be as the wicked ; far··be··it from Thee; shall not the Judge of all the earth do judgment ?
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And Jehovah said , If I find in Sodom fifty just in the midst of the city , I will spare* all the place on◦ account of them.
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And Abraham answered and said , Behold, I pray◦, I would◦ speak to▵ my Lord, and I▵ am dust and ashes .
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Perhaps there shall be··wanting five of the fifty just men; wilt◦ Thou destroy all the city for the five ? and He said , I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five .
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And he added still to speak to▵ Him, and said , Perhaps forty shall be··found there; and He said , I will not do it on◦ account of the forty .
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And he said , I pray◦, let not my Lord be··incensed, and I will speak : perhaps thirty shall be··found there; and He said , I will not do it if I find thirty there.
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And he said , Behold, I pray◦, I would◦ speak to▵ my Lord: perhaps twenty shall be··found there; and He said , I will not destroy it on◦ account of the twenty .
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And he said , I pray◦, let not my Lord be··incensed, and I will speak only▵ this time◦: perhaps ten shall be··found there; and He said , I will not destroy it on◦ account of the ten .
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And Jehovah went when▵ He had completed speaking to▵ Abraham ; and Abraham returned to his place .