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1 | And the LORD 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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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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3 | And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight,
pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: |
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4 | Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your
feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: |
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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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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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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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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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9 | And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said,
Behold, in the tent. |
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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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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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12 | Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am
waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? |
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13 | And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh,
saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? |
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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. |
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15 | Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.
And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. |
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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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17 | And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which
I do; |
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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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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. |
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20 | And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is
great, and because their sin is very grievous; |
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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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22 | And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward
Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. |
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23 | And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the
righteous with the wicked? |
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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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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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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. |
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27 | And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon
me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes: |
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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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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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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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33 | And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing
with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. |
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