Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
the
LORD
appeared
to
Abraham
by
the Oaks of Mamre in
the
heat
of
the
day
, while
he was
sitting at the entrance
of his
tent .
And
Jehovah
appeareth
unto
him
among
the oaks of Mamre, and
he is
sitting at the opening
of the
tent ,
about
the
heat
of
the
day;
And Abraham
looked
up and saw
three men standing nearby.
When
he
saw
them
, he ran
from the entrance
of his
tent to
meet
them
and bowed
low
to
the ground.
and he
lifteth
up his
eyes
and looketh,
and
lo,
three men standing by
him
, and
he seeth,
and
runneth
to
meet
them
from the opening
of the
tent ,
and boweth
himself
towards
the earth,
“
My lord, ”
said
Abraham,
“
if I have found favor
in your
sight
, please
do not pass your
servant by.
And
he
saith,
`
My Lord, if ,
I pray
thee,
I
have found grace
in thine
eyes
, do not ,
I
pray
thee,
pass on
from
thy
servant ;
Let a little water be brought
, that
you
may
wash your feet and rest
yourselves
under the tree .
let ,
I
pray
thee,
a little water be accepted
, and
wash your feet ,
and recline
under the tree ;
And I will
bring a bit
of bread so
that
you
may
refresh
yourselves.
This
is
why
you
have
passed
your
servant’s
way.
After
that
, you
may
continue
on
your way.”
“Yes
, ”
they replied
, “you
may
do as you
have
said
. ”
and I bring a piece
of bread, and
support
ye
your heart;
afterwards
pass
on
, for
therefore
have
ye
passed
over
unto
your
servant;'
and
they say
, `So
mayest
thou
do as thou
has
spoken
. '
So
Abraham hurried
into
the tent and
said
to
Sarah, “Quick!
Prepare
three seahs
of fine
flour, knead it
, and bake
some
bread.”
And
Abraham hasteth
towards
the tent ,
unto
Sarah, and
saith,
`Hasten
three measures
of flour -meal
, knead, and make
cakes;'
Meanwhile,
Abraham ran to
the herd, selected
a tender and choice
calf
, and gave
it
to
a
servant
, who
hurried
to prepare it .
and
Abraham ran unto
the herd, and
taketh
a son
of
the
herd,
tender and good
, and giveth
unto
the
young
man
, and
he
hasteth
to prepare it ;
Then
Abraham
brought
curds
and milk and the calf
that
had
been
prepared, and he
set
them
before the
men
and stood
by them under the tree as
they ate
.
and he
taketh
butter
and
milk ,
and the son
of
the
herd
which
he
hath
prepared, and setteth
before them;
and he
is
standing
by them under the tree ,
and
they do
eat
.
“
Where is your
wife
Sarah? ”
they
asked.
“There
, in the tent ,”
he
replied.
And
they
say
unto
him,
`
Where `
is '
Sarah thy
wife
? '
and
he
saith
, `Lo
--
in the tent ;'
Then
the
LORD
said
, “
I will
surely
return to
you
at
this
time next
year
, and your
wife
Sarah will
have
a son !”
Now
Sarah
was
behind
him,
listening
at
the
entrance
to
the
tent
.
and
he
saith
, `returning
I return unto
thee,
about
the
time of
life
, and lo,
to
Sarah thy
wife
a son. '
And Abraham
and
Sarah were
already
old
and
well
along
in
years;
Sarah
had
passed
the age
of childbearing.
And Sarah is
hearkening
at
the opening
of the
tent,
which
is
behind
him;
So
she
laughed
to
herself,
saying,
“After
I
am
worn
out
and my
master
is
old
, will
I
now
have
this
pleasure?”
and Abraham
and
Sarah
`are'
aged
, entering
into
days
--
the
way
of
women
hath
ceased
to
be
to
Sarah;
And the
LORD
asked
Abraham,
“Why
did
Sarah laugh
and
say
, ‘Can
I really
bear
a
child
when
I am
old ?’
and Sarah laugheth
in
her
heart
, saying,
`After
I have
waxed
old
I have
had
pleasure!
--
my
lord
also
`is'
old !'
Is anything
too difficult
for the
LORD
? At the appointed time I will
return to
you—in
about a
year—
and Sarah will
have
a son. ”
And
Jehovah
saith
unto
Abraham,
`Why
`
is '
this?
Sarah
hath
laughed,
saying,
Is
it
true
really
--
I
bear
--
and
I
am
aged?
Is
any
thing
too wonderful
for Jehovah
? at the appointed time I return unto
thee,
about the
time
of
life,
and Sarah hath
a son. '
But
Sarah was
afraid
, so
she
denied
it
and
said
, “
I did not laugh .”
“No
, ”
replied
the
LORD
, “
but you
did
laugh. ”
And
Sarah denieth
, saying
, `
I did not laugh ;'
for
she
hath
been
afraid;
and
He
saith
, `Nay
, but thou
didst
laugh. '
When
the men got
up
to
leave
, they
looked
out
over
Sodom, and Abraham walked
along
with them to see
them off.
And
the men rise
from
thence
, and
look
on
the
face
of
Sodom, and Abraham is
going
with them to send
them away;
And the
LORD
said, “Shall
I hide
from Abraham what
I am about
to
do?
and Jehovah
said, `Am
I concealing
from Abraham that
which
I am doing,
Abraham will
surely
become
a great and powerful
nation
, and through
him all the
nations of the earth will
be
blessed.
and
Abraham certainly
becometh
a nation
great and mighty
, and blessed
in
him have
been
all nations of the earth ?
For I have chosen
him, so
that he will
command
his children and his household
after him to
keep
the way of the
LORD
by
doing
what
is
right
and just
, in
order
that the
LORD
may bring upon
Abraham what
He has
promised
. ”
for I have known
him, that he commandeth
his children ,
and his house
after him (and
they
have
kept
the way of Jehovah),
to
do
righteousness
and judgment
, that Jehovah
may bring on
Abraham that
which
He hath
spoken
concerning
him
. '
Then
the
LORD
said
, “
The outcry
against
Sodom and Gomorrah is
great.
Because their sin is
so
grievous ,
And
Jehovah
saith
, `
The cry
of
Sodom and Gomorrah --
because great;
and
their sin --
because
exceeding
grievous :
I will
go down to
see if
their
actions
fully
justify
the
outcry
that
has
reached
Me .
If not ,
I will
find
out.”
I go down now,
and
see whether
according
to
its
cry
which
is
coming
unto
Me they
have
done
completely
--
and
if not --
I know;'
And the two
men turned
away
and went
toward
Sodom ,
but
Abraham remained
standing before the
LORD
.
and the men turn
from
thence,
and go
towards
Sodom ;
and
Abraham is
yet
standing before Jehovah
.
Abraham stepped
forward
and said
, “Will
You
really
sweep
away
the
righteous with the
wicked?
And
Abraham draweth
nigh
and saith
, `Dost
Thou
also
consume
righteous with wicked?
What
if
there are fifty righteous ones
in the city ?
Will
You
really
sweep
it
away
and not spare
the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones
who are there
?
peradventure
there are fifty righteous in the midst
of
the
city ;
dost
Thou
also
consume,
and not bear
with
the place for the sake of the fifty --
the
righteous who `
are '
in
its
midst
?
Far be it from You
to do such
a
thing —
to kill
the righteous with the wicked ,
so
that the righteous and
the wicked are
treated
alike.
Far be it from You!
Will
not
the Judge of all the earth do what
is
right
? ”
Far be it from Thee
to do according
to
this
thing ,
to put
to
death
the righteous with the wicked ;
that it
hath
been
--
as
the righteous so
the wicked --
far be it from Thee;
doth
the Judge of all the earth not
do justice
? '
So
the
LORD
replied
, “
If I find fifty righteous ones
within
the city
of Sodom
, on
their
account
I will
spare
the whole
place. ”
And
Jehovah
saith
, `
If I find in
Sodom
fifty righteous in
the midst
of the
city
, then
have
I borne
with
all
the place for
their
sake
. '
Then
Abraham answered
, “Now
that
I have ventured
to speak to
the Lord —though
I am
but
dust and ashes —
And
Abraham answereth
and
saith
, `Lo,
I pray
thee,
I
have willed
to speak unto
the Lord ,
and
I --
dust and ashes ;
suppose
the fifty righteous ones
lack
five.
Will
You
destroy the
whole
city
for the lack
of five
? ”
He replied
, “
If I find forty -
five there,
I
will
not
destroy
it
. ”
peradventure
there
are
lacking
five
of
the fifty righteous --
dost
Thou
destroy for five
the whole
of the
city
? '
and
He saith
, `I
destroy
`it'
not,
if I find there
forty and
five. '
Once
again Abraham
spoke
to the
LORD
, “Suppose
forty
are found there? ”
He answered,
“On
account
of
the
forty
, I will
not
do it. ”
And
he
addeth
again to speak
unto
Him
and
saith
, `Peradventure
there
are found there forty
? '
and
He saith
, `
I do `
it '
not,
because
of
the
forty
. '
Then
Abraham
said
, “May
the
Lord
not be angry
, but
let
me
speak further.
Suppose
thirty
are found there? ”
He replied
, “
If I find thirty
there ,
I
will
not
do
it
. ”
And
he
saith
, `Let
it
not be, I
Pray
thee,
displeasing
to
the
Lord,
and
I
speak :
peradventure
there
are found there thirty
? '
and
He saith
, `I
do
`it'
not,
if I find there thirty
. '
And Abraham
said
, “Now
that
I have ventured
to speak to
the Lord ,
suppose
twenty
are found there? ”
He answered,
“On
account
of
the
twenty
, I will
not destroy it. ”
And he
saith
, `Lo,
I pray
thee,
I
have willed
to speak unto
the Lord :
peradventure
there
are found there twenty
? '
and
He saith
, `
I do
not destroy `
it ',
because
of
the
twenty
. '
Finally
, Abraham
said
, “May
the Lord not
be
angry
, but
let
me
speak once
more.
Suppose
ten
are found there? ”
And He answered,
“On
account
of
the
ten
, I will
not destroy it. ”
And
he
saith
, `Let
it
not
be
, I
pray
Thee,
displeasing
to
the Lord, and
I
speak only
this
time:
peradventure
there
are found there ten
? '
and He saith
, `
I do
not destroy `
it ',
because
of
the
ten
. '
When the
LORD
had
finished speaking with
Abraham, He
departed,
and Abraham returned
home
.
And
Jehovah
goeth
on,
when He
hath
finished speaking unto
Abraham, and Abraham hath
turned
back
to
his
place
.
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