Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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;
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 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,
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
saith,
`
My Lord, if,
I
pray
thee
, I have found grace
in thine
eyes
, do not ,
I
pray
thee,
pass on
from
thy
servant ;
“
My lord, ”
said
Abraham
, “if
I have found favor
in your
sight
, please
do not pass your
servant by.
let ,
I
pray
thee,
a little water be accepted
, and
wash your feet ,
and recline
under the tree ;
Let a little water be brought
, that
you
may
wash your feet and rest
yourselves
under the tree .
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
. '
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
Abraham hasteth
towards
the tent ,
unto
Sarah,
and saith
, `Hasten
three measures
of flour -meal
, knead, and make
cakes;'
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 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 ;
Meanwhile,
Abraham ran to
the herd, selected
a tender and choice
calf
, and gave
it
to
a
servant
, who
hurried
to prepare it .
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
.
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
they
say
unto
him,
`
Where `
is '
Sarah
thy
wife? '
and
he
saith
, `Lo
--
in the tent ;'
“
Where is your
wife Sarah
? ”
they
asked.
“There
, in the tent ,”
he
replied.
and
he
saith
, `returning
I return unto
thee,
about
the
time of
life
, and lo,
to
Sarah
thy
wife a son. '
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 Sarah is
hearkening
at
the opening
of the
tent,
which
is
behind
him;
And Abraham
and
Sarah were
already
old
and
well
along
in
years;
Sarah
had
passed
the age
of childbearing.
and
Abraham
and Sarah
`are'
aged
, entering
into
days
--
the
way
of
women
hath
ceased
to
be
to
Sarah;
So
she
laughed
to
herself,
saying,
“After
I
am
worn
out
and my
master
is
old
, will
I
now
have
this
pleasure?”
and Sarah
laugheth
in
her
heart
, saying
, `After
I have
waxed
old
I have
had
pleasure!
--
my
lord
also
`is'
old !'
And the
LORD
asked
Abraham
, “Why
did
Sarah
laugh
and
say
, ‘Can
I really
bear
a
child
when
I am
old ?’
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. '
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
Sarah denieth
, saying
, `
I did not laugh ;'
for
she
hath
been
afraid;
and
He
saith
, `Nay
, but thou
didst
laugh. '
But
Sarah was
afraid
, so
she
denied
it
and
said
, “
I did not laugh .”
“No
, ”
replied
the
LORD
, “
but you
did
laugh. ”
And
the men rise
from
thence
, and
look
on
the
face
of
Sodom, and Abraham is
going
with them to send
them away;
When
the men got
up
to
leave
, they
looked
out
over
Sodom, and Abraham walked
along
with them to see
them off.
and Jehovah
said, `Am
I concealing
from Abraham that
which
I am doing,
And the
LORD
said, “Shall
I hide
from Abraham what
I am about
to
do?
and
Abraham certainly
becometh
a nation
great and mighty
, and blessed
in
him have
been
all nations of the earth ?
Abraham will
surely
become
a great and powerful
nation
, and through
him all the
nations of the earth will
be
blessed.
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
. '
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
. ”
And
Jehovah
saith
, `
The cry
of
Sodom and Gomorrah --
because
great ;
and
their sin --
because
exceeding
grievous :
Then
the
LORD
said
, “
The outcry
against
Sodom and Gomorrah is
great .
Because
their sin is
so
grievous ,
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;'
I will
go down to see
if
their
actions
fully
justify
the
outcry
that
has
reached
Me .
If not ,
I will
find
out.”
and the men turn
from
thence,
and go
towards
Sodom ;
and
Abraham is
yet
standing before Jehovah
.
And the two
men turned
away
and went
toward
Sodom ,
but
Abraham remained
standing before the
LORD
.
And
Abraham draweth
nigh
and saith
, `Dost
Thou
also
consume
righteous with wicked?
Abraham stepped
forward
and said
, “Will
You
really
sweep
away
the
righteous with the
wicked?
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
?
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
?
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
? '
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
? ”
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
. '
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
Abraham answereth
and
saith,
`Lo,
I
pray
thee
, I have willed
to speak unto
the Lord ,
and
I --
dust and ashes ;
Then
Abraham answered
, “Now
that
I have ventured
to speak to
the Lord —though
I am
but
dust and ashes —
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. '
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
. ”
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. '
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
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. '
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,
`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
. '
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,
`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
. '
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
Jehovah
goeth
on,
when He
hath
finished speaking unto
Abraham, and Abraham hath
turned
back
to
his
place
.
When the
LORD
had
finished speaking with
Abraham, He
departed,
and Abraham returned
home
.
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