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Genesis 18

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1 The LORD appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre while he sat at the entrance of his tent in the day's heat.

2 He looked up and suddenly saw three men standing near him. As soon as he saw them, he ran from his tent entrance to greet them and bowed deeply.

3 He said, "Sirs, if you would be so kind, don't just pass by your servant.

4 Let a little water be brought so you may wash your feet and refresh yourselves under the tree.

5 Let me offer you a little bread so you will feel stronger, and after that you may leave your servant and go on your way—since you have visited your servant." They responded, "Fine. Do just as you have said."

6 So Abraham hurried to Sarah at his tent and said, "Hurry! Knead three seahs of the finest flour and make some baked goods!"

7 Abraham ran to the cattle, took a healthy young calf, and gave it to a young servant, who prepared it quickly.

8 Then Abraham took butter, milk, and the calf that had been prepared, put the food in front of them, and stood under the tree near them as they ate.

9 They said to him, "Where's your wife Sarah? And he said, "Right here in the tent."

10 Then one of the men said, "I will definitely return to you about this time next year. Then your wife Sarah will have a son!" Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him.

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were both very old. Sarah was no longer menstruating.

12 So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, I'm no longer able to have children and my husband's old.

13 The LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Me give birth? At my age?'

14 Is anything too difficult for the LORD? When I return to you about this time next year, Sarah will have a son."

15 Sarah lied and said, "I didn't laugh," because she was frightened. But he said, "No, you laughed."

16 The men got up from there and went over to look down on Sodom. Abraham was walking along with them to send them off

17 when the LORD said, "Will I keep from Abraham what I'm about to do?

18 Abraham will certainly become a great populous nation, and all the earth's nations will be blessed because of him.

19 I have formed a relationship with him so that he will instruct his children and his household after him. And they will keep to the LORD's path, being moral and just so that the LORD can do for Abraham everything he said he would."

20 Then the LORD said, "The cries of injustice from Sodom and Gomorrah are countless, and their sin is very serious!

21 I will go down now to examine the cries of injustice that have reached me. Have they really done all this? If not, I want to know."

22 The men turned away and walked toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing in front of the LORD.

23 Abraham approached and said, "Will you really sweep away the innocent with the guilty?

24 What if there are fifty innocent people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not save the place for the sake of the fifty innocent people in it?

25 It's not like you to do this, killing the innocent with the guilty as if there were no difference. It's not like you! Will the judge of all the earth not act justly?"

26 The LORD said, "If I find fifty innocent people in the city of Sodom, I will save it because of them."

27 Abraham responded, "Since I've already decided to speak with my Lord, even though I'm just soil and ash,

28 what if there are five fewer innocent people than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city over just five?" The LORD said, "If I find forty-five there, I won't destroy it."

29 Once again Abraham spoke, "What if forty are there?" The LORD said, "For the sake of forty, I will do nothing."

30 He said, "Don't be angry with me, my Lord, but let me speak. What if thirty are there?" The LORD said, "I won't do it if I find thirty there."

31 Abraham said, "Since I've already decided to speak with my Lord, what if twenty are there?" The LORD said, "I won't do it, for the sake of twenty."

32 Abraham said, "Don't be angry with me, my Lord, but let me speak just once more. What if there are ten?" And the LORD said, "I will not destroy it because of those ten."

33 When the LORD finished speaking with Abraham, he left; but Abraham stayed there in that place.

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1 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.

2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth

3 and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.

4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree,

5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on— since you have come to your servant. ” So they said, “Do as you have said. ”

6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes. ”

7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly.

8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.

9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife? ” And he said, “She is in the tent. ”

10 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son. ” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him.

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah.

12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure? ”

13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old? ’

14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son. ”

15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh, ” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh. ”

16 Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way.

17 The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,

18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

19 For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him. ”

20 Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,

21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know. ”

22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord.

23 Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it?

25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just? ”

26 And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake. ”

27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.

28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five? ” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there. ”

29 Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there. ” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it. ”

30 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there. ” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there. ”

31 He said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there. ” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it. ”

32 Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there. ” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it. ”

33 And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.