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And the LORD[H3068]appeared[H7200] unto him in the plains[H436] of Mamre[H4471]: and he sat[H3427] in the tent[H168]door[H6607] in the heat[H2527] of the day[H3117];
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And he lift up[H5375] his eyes[H5869] and looked[H7200], and, lo, three[H7969]men[H582]stood[H5324] by him: and when he saw[H7200] them, he ran[H7323] to meet[H7125] them from the tent[H168]door[H6607], and bowed[H7812] himself toward the ground[H776],
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And said[H559], My Lord[H136], if now I have found[H4672]favour[H2580] in thy sight[H5869], pass not away[H5674], I pray thee, from thy servant[H5650]:
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Let a little[H4592]water[H4325], I pray you[H4994], be fetched[H3947], and wash[H7364] your feet[H7272], and rest yourselves[H8172] under the tree[H6086]:
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And I will fetch[H3947] a morsel[H6595] of bread[H3899], and comfort ye[H5582] your hearts[H3820]; after that[H310]ye[H5582] shall pass on[H5674]: for therefore are ye[H5582]come[H5674]to[H5921] your servant[H5650]. And they said[H1696], So do[H6213], as thou hast said[H559].
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And Abraham[H85]hastened[H4116] into the tent[H168] unto Sarah[H8283], and said[H559], Make[H6213] ready quickly[H4116]three[H7969]measures[H5429] of fine[H5560]meal[H7058], knead[H3888] it, and make[H6213]cakes[H5692] upon the hearth[H6213].
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And Abraham[H85]ran[H7323] unto the herd[H1241], and fetcht[H3947] a calf[H1121]tender[H7390] and good[H2896], and gave[H5414] it unto a young man[H5288]; and he hasted[H4116] to dress[H6213] it.
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And he took[H3947]butter[H2529], and milk[H2461], and the calf[H1121] which he had dressed[H6213], and set[H5414] it before them[H6440]; and he stood[H5975] by them[H6440] under the tree[H6086], and they did eat[H398].
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And they said[H559] unto him, Where[H346] is Sarah[H8283] thy wife?[H802] And he said[H559], Behold, in the tent[H168].
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And he said[H559], I will certainly[H7725]return[H7725] unto thee according to the time[H6256] of life[H2416]; and, lo, Sarah[H8283] thy wife[H802] shall have a son[H1121]. And Sarah[H8283]heard[H8085] it in the tent[H168]door[H6607], which was behind him[H310].
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Now Abraham[H85] and Sarah[H8283] were old[H2205] and well stricken[H935] in age[H3117]; and it ceased[H2308] to be with Sarah[H8283] after the manner[H734] of women[H802].
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Therefore Sarah[H8283]laughed[H6711] within herself[H7130], saying[H559], After[H310] I am waxed old[H1086] shall I have pleasure[H5730], my lord[H113] being old[H1086]also?[H2204]
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And the LORD[H3068]said[H559] unto Abraham[H85], Wherefore[H4100] did Sarah[H8283]laugh[H6711], saying[H559], Shall I of a surety[H552]bear[H3205] a child, which[H589] am old?[H2204]
14Is[H6381] any thing[H1697] too hard[H6381] for the LORD?[H3068] At the time[H6256]appointed[H4150] I will return[H7725] unto thee, according to the time[H6256] of life[H2416], and Sarah[H8283] shall have a son[H1121].
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Then Sarah[H8283]denied[H3584], saying[H559], I laughed[H6711] not; for she was afraid[H3372]. And he said[H559], Nay[H3808]; but thou didst laugh[H6711].
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And the men[H582] rose up[H6965] from thence, and looked[H8259]toward[H6440]Sodom[H5467]: and Abraham[H85]went[H1980] with them to bring them on the way[H7971].
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And the LORD[H3068]said[H559], Shall I hide[H3680] from Abraham[H85] that thing which[H834] I do[H6213];
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Seeing that Abraham[H85] shall surely become a great[H1419] and mighty[H6099]nation[H1471], and all the nations[H1471] of the earth[H776] shall be blessed[H1288] in him?
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For I know[H3045]him[H310], that[H834] he will command[H6680] his children[H1121] and his household[H1004] after him[H310], and they shall keep[H8104] the way[H1870] of the LORD[H3068], to do[H6213]justice[H6666] and judgment[H4941]; that[H834] the LORD[H3068] may bring[H935] upon Abraham[H85]that[H834] which he hath spoken[H1696] of him[H310].
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And the LORD[H3068]said[H559], Because the cry[H2201] of Sodom[H5467] and Gomorrah[H6017] is great[H7227], and because their sin[H2403] is very[H3966]grievous[H3513];
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I will go down[H3381] now, and see[H7200] whether they have done[H6213]altogether[H3617] according to the cry[H6818] of it, which is come[H935] unto me; and if not, I will know[H3045].
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And the men[H582] turned their faces[H6437] from thence, and went[H3212] toward Sodom[H5467]: but Abraham[H85]stood[H5975]yet[H5750]before[H6440] the LORD[H3068].
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And Abraham[H85] drew near[H5066], and said[H559], Wilt thou also destroy[H5595] the righteous[H6662]with[H5973] the wicked?[H7563]
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Peradventure there be[H3426]fifty[H2572]righteous[H6662]within[H8432] the city[H5892]: wilt thou also destroy[H5595] and not spare[H5375] the place[H4725]for[H4616] the fifty[H2572]righteous[H6662] that are therein?[H7130]
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That be far[H2486] from thee to do[H6213] after this manner[H1697], to slay[H4191] the righteous[H6662] with the wicked[H7563]: and that the righteous[H6662] should be as the wicked[H7563], that be far[H2486] from thee: Shall not the Judge[H8199] of all the earth[H776]do[H6213]right?[H4941]
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And the LORD[H3068]said[H559], If I find[H4672] in Sodom[H5467]fifty[H2572]righteous[H6662]within[H8432] the city[H5892], then I will spare[H5375] all the place[H4725] for their sakes.
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And Abraham[H85]answered[H6030] and said[H559], Behold now, I have taken upon me[H2974] to speak[H1696] unto the Lord[H136], which[H595] am but dust[H6083] and ashes[H665]:
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Peradventure there shall lack[H2637]five[H2568] of the fifty[H2572]righteous[H6662]: wilt thou destroy[H7843] all the city[H5892] for lack[H2637] of five?[H2568] And he said[H559], If I find[H4672] there forty[H705] and five[H2568], I will not destroy[H7843] it.
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And he spake[H1696] unto him yet again[H3254], and said[H559], Peradventure there shall be forty[H705]found[H4672] there. And he said[H559], I will not do[H6213] it for forty[H705]'s sake.
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And he said[H559] unto him, Oh[H4994] let not the Lord[H136] be angry[H2734], and I will speak[H1696]: Peradventure there shall thirty[H7970] be found[H4672] there. And he said[H559], I will not do[H6213] it, if I find[H4672]thirty[H7970] there.
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And he said[H559], Behold now, I have taken upon me[H2974] to speak[H1696] unto the Lord[H136]: Peradventure there shall be twenty[H6242]found[H4672] there. And he said[H559], I will not destroy[H7843] it for twenty[H6242]'s sake.
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And he said[H559], Oh let not the Lord[H136] be angry[H2734], and I will speak[H1696]yet[H389] but this once[H6471]: Peradventure ten[H6235] shall be found[H4672] there. And he said[H559], I will not destroy[H7843] it for ten[H6235]'s sake.
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And the LORD[H3068] went his way[H3212], as[H834] soon as[H834] he had left[H3615]communing[H1696] with Abraham[H85]: and Abraham[H85]returned[H7725] unto his place[H4725].