Genesis:18

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* And Yahweh appeared unto him among the oaks of Mamre , as , he , was sitting at the opening of the tent in the heat of the day . * And he lifted up his eyes and looked , and lo ! three men , standing over against him , so he looked and ran to meet them from the opening of the tent , and bowed himself to the earth ; * and said , O My Lord ! if , I pray thee , I have found favour in thine eyes , do not I pray thee pass on from thy servant . * Let there be fetched , I pray thee a little water , and bathe ye your feet , and rest yourselves under the tree . * And let me fetch a morsel of bread , and stay ye your heart , Afterwards , ye may pass on , For on this account , have ye passed by , over against your servant . And they said , Thus , shalt thou do as thou hast spoken . * So Abraham hastened towards the tent unto Sarah , and said , Hasten thou three measures of fine meal , knead it , and make hearth-cakes . * And unto the herd , ran Abraham , and took a calf tender and good and gave unto the young man , and he hastened to make it ready . * And he took butter and milk and the calf that he had made ready , and set before them , while , he , was standing near them under the tree , they did eat . * And they said unto him , As to Sarah thy wife And he said Lo ! in the tent . * And he said , I will , surely return , unto thee at the quickening season , and lo ! a son for Sarah thy wife . Now Sarah , was hearkening at the opening of the tent , it , being behind him . * But Abraham and Sarah , were old , far gone in days , it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women . * So then Sarah laughed within herself , saying : After I am past age , hath there come to me pleasure , my lord , also being old ? * And Yahweh said unto Abraham , Wherefore now did Sarah laugh saying . Can it really and truly be that I should bear , seeing that have become old ? * Is anything , too wonderful for Yahweh ? At the appointed time , I will return unto thee , at the quickening season and Sarah , shall have a son . * And Sarah denied , saying , I laughed not , For she was afraid . And he said Nay ! but thou didst laugh ! * And the men rose up from hence , and looked out over the face of Sodom , Abraham also going with them to set them on their way . * Now , Yahweh , had said , Am I going to hide from Abraham what I do , * when , Abraham , shall surely become , a great and mighty nation , and all the nations of the earth , shall be blessed in him ? * For I have become his intimate friend , To the end that he may command his sons and his house after him , so shall they keep the way of Yahweh , by doing righteousness and justice . To the end that Yahweh may bring in for Abraham , what he hath spoken concerning him . * So Yahweh said , The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah , because it hath become great , And their sin , because it hath become exceeding grievous , * Let me go down , pray , and let me behold , whether according to their outcry which hath come in unto me , they have done altogether , And if not . I must know ! * And the men turned from thence , and went their way , towards Sodom , but , Yahweh was yet standing before Abraham . * So then Abraham drew near and said , Wilt thou really sweep away , the righteous with the lawless ? * Peradventure there are fifty righteous , in the midst of the city , Wilt thou really sweep away , and not spare the place , for the sake of the fifty righteous which are therein ? * Far be it from thee ! to do after this manner . to put to death the righteous with the lawless ! Then should righteous and lawless be alike , Far be it from thee ! Shall , the Judge of all the earth not do justice ? * And Yahweh said , If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city , then will I spare all the place for their sake . * And Abraham responded and said , Behold I pray thee I have ventured to speak unto My Lord , though I am dust and ashes : * Peradventure there may lack , of the fifty righteous , five , Wilt thou destroy for five all the city ? And he said , I will not destroy , if I find there forty and five . * And he added , yet once more , to speak unto him , and said , Peradventure there may be found thereforty . And he said I will not do it , for the sake of the forty . * And he said Let it not , I pray thee , be vexing to My Lord , but let me speak , Peradventure there may be found therethirty And be said , I will not to it , if I find therethirty . * And he sad Behold , I pray thee , I have ventured to speak unto My Lord , Peradventure there may be found theretwenty . And he said I will not destroy it , for the sake of the twenty . * And he said , Let it not , I pray thee , be vexing to My Lord , but let me speak only this once , Peradventure there may be found thereten . And he said , I will not destroy , for the sake of the ten ! * And Yahweh went his way , when he had made an end . of speaking unto Abraham , Abraham , also returned to his place .

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