Génesis 18:23

23 Y se acercó Abraham y dijo: ¿Destruirás también al justo con el impío

Génesis 18:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 18:23

And Abraham drew near
To the Lord; he approached nearer to him, to have more close and intimate conversation with him on the subject of the destruction of Sodom, which he perceived, by what had been said, was like to be; he drew nigh to God in prayer; so the Targum of Jonathan,

``and Abraham prayed and said;''

he drew nigh with faith and freedom, and an holy boldness and confidence, and yet with great reverence of the divine Majesty, and in all humility, under a deep sense of his own meanness and unworthiness: and said, wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
having in his mind righteous Lot, who dwelt in Sodom, whom he knew to be a just man, though he had departed from him, and was dwelling in such a wicked place; and he might charitably hope there were more in so large a city and in the parts adjacent, at least that were not so flagitious and abominably wicked as the greater part were, and who, in comparison of them, were sober and moral people.

Génesis 18:23 In-Context

21 descenderé ahora, y veré si han consumado su obra según el clamor que ha venido hasta mí; y si no, lo sabré

22 Y se apartaron de allí los varones, y fueron hacia Sodoma; mas Abraham estaba aún delante del SEÑOR

23 Y se acercó Abraham y dijo: ¿Destruirás también al justo con el impío

24 Por ventura hay cincuenta justos dentro de la ciudad, ¿destruirás también y no perdonarás al lugar por cincuenta justos que estén dentro de él

25 Lejos de ti el hacer tal, que hagas morir al justo con el impío, y que sea el justo tratado como el impío; nunca tal hagas. El juez de toda la tierra, ¿no ha de hacer derecho