Verse 16
Genesis 18:16
Bible in Basic English
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And the men went on from there in the direction of Sodom; and Abraham went with them on their way.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּקֻ֤מוּ מִ/שָּׁם֙ הָֽ/אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַ/יַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ עַל פְּנֵ֣י סְדֹ֑ם וְ/אַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הֹלֵ֥ךְ עִמָּ֖/ם לְ/שַׁלְּחָֽ/ם
English Translation
And the men arose from there and looked down upon the face of Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them away.
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Chapter 18 Context
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Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in...
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And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from...
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And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
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Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:
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And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for t...
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Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away...
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And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly...
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And he took butter and milk and the young ox which he had made ready and put it before them, waiting...
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And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.
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And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. A...
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Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.
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And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband...
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And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birt...
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Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come...
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Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughin...
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And the men went on from there in the direction of Sodom; and Abraham went with them on their way.
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And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;
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Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by al...
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For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him,...
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And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is ver...
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I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to...
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And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lor...
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And Abraham came near, and said, Will you let destruction come on the upright with the sinners?
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If by chance there are fifty upright men in the town, will you give the place to destruction and not...
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Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of...
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And the Lord said, If there are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of th...
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And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the...
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If by chance there are five less than fifty upright men, will you give up all the town to destructio...
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And again he said to him, By chance there may be forty there. And he said, I will not do it if there...
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And he said, Let not the Lord be angry with me if I say, What if there are thirty there? And he said...
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And he said, See now, I have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: what if there are twenty...
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And he said, O let not the Lord be angry and I will say only one word more: by chance there may be t...
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And the Lord went on his way when his talk with Abraham was ended, and Abraham went back to his plac...
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