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| [1]And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; |
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| [2]And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth, |
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| [3]And said: 'My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant. |
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| [4]Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree. |
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| [5]And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on; forasmuch as ye are come to your servant.' And they said: 'So do, as thou hast said.' |
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| [6]And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said: 'Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.' |
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| [7]And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hastened to dress it. |
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| [8]And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. |
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| [9]And they said unto him: 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' And he said: 'Behold, in the tent.' |
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| [10]And He said: 'I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.' And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.— |
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| [11]Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.— |
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| [12]And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?' |
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| [13]And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 said unto Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? |
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| [14]Is any thing too hard for 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇. At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.' |
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| [15]Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.' |
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| [16]And the men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. |
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| [17]And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing; |
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| [18]Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? |
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| [19]For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.' |
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| [20]And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous. |
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| [21]I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogethe according to the cry of it, which is come unto Me; and if not, I will know.' |
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| [22]And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇. |
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| [23]And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? |
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| [24]Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fi righteous that are therein? |
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| [25]That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from Thee; shall not the judge of all the earth do justly?' |
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| [26]And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.' |
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| [27]And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes. |
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| [28]Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?' And He said: 'I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.' |
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| [29]And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: 'Peradventure there shall be forty found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it for the forty's sake.' |
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| [30]And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.' |
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| [31]And he said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord. Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.' |
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| [32]And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.' |
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| [33]And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place. |
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