Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
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 the
LORD
appeared
unto him in
the plains
of Mamre :
and he sat
in
the tent door
in
the heat of the day;
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 he lift
up his eyes and looked
, and ,
lo, three men stood
by him :
and when
he saw
them
, he
ran
to meet them from the tent door
, and bowed
himself toward
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 ;
And said
, My LORD, if now
I have found favor
in thy
sight
, pass
not away
, I pray thee, from thy servant :
let, I pray thee
, a
little
water
be accepted
, and wash your feet, and recline
under the tree ;
Let a
little
water
, I pray you
, be fetched
, and 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
fetch
a morsel
of bread, and comfort
ye your hearts
; after
that
ye
shall
pass on :
for therefore are
ye come
to
your servant .
And they said
, So do ,
as thou hast
said
.
And Abraham hasteth
towards
the tent ,
unto Sarah, and saith
, `Hasten
three measures of flour-
meal, knead, and make cakes ;'
And Abraham hastened
into
the tent unto Sarah, and said
, Make
ready
quickly
three measures of fine
meal, knead it
, and make cakes upon
the
hearth.
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 ;
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched
a calf
tender and good, and gave
it
unto a
young man ;
and he hasted
to dress
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.
And he took
butter ,
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.
And they say
unto him, `
Where `
is '
Sarah thy wife? '
and he saith
, `Lo
--
in the tent ;'
And they said
unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said
, Behold,
in the tent .
and he saith
, `returning
I return unto thee ,
about
the time of life ,
and lo, to
Sarah thy wife a son. '
And he said
, I will
certainly
return unto thee according
to
the time of life ;
and ,
lo, Sarah thy wife shall
have
a son. And
Sarah
heard
it
in
the
tent
door,
which
was
behind
him.
And Sarah is
hearkening
at
the opening
of the
tent,
which
is
behind
him;
Now
Abraham
and Sarah were
old
and
well
stricken
in
age;
and
it
ceased
to
be
with
Sarah
after
the manner
of women.
and
Abraham
and
Sarah `are'
aged
, entering
into
days
--
the
way
of
women
hath
ceased
to
be
to
Sarah;
Therefore
Sarah laughed
within
herself
, saying,
After
I
am
waxed
old
shall
I
have
pleasure,
my
lord
being
old
also?
and Sarah laugheth
in
her
heart
, saying, `After
I
have
waxed
old
I have
had
pleasure!
--
my
lord
also
`is'
old !'
And the
LORD
said
unto
Abraham,
Wherefore
did
Sarah laugh
, saying, Shall
I of
a
surety
bear
a
child,
which
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 any thing too hard
for the
LORD
? At the time appointed
I will
return unto thee, according
to
the time of life, and Sarah shall
have
a son.
And
Sarah denieth
, saying, `
I did
not laugh
; '
for she hath
been
afraid ;
and He saith
, `
Nay ,
but thou didst laugh. '
Then
Sarah denied
, saying, I laughed
not; for she was
afraid .
And he said
, Nay ;
but thou didst laugh.
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 men rose
up
from thence, and looked
toward
Sodom :
and Abraham went
with them to bring
them on
the
way.
and Jehovah
said, `Am
I concealing
from Abraham that which I am
doing,
And the
LORD
said, Shall
I hide
from Abraham that thing
which I do;
and
Abraham certainly
becometh
a nation
great and mighty, and blessed
in
him
have
been
all nations of the earth?
Seeing
that
Abraham shall
surely
become
a great and mighty nation
, and all the
nations of the earth shall
be
blessed
in
him
?
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 know
him, that he will
command
his children and his household
after him ,
and they shall
keep
the way of the
LORD
, to do justice
and judgment ;
that the
LORD
may bring upon
Abraham that which he hath spoken of
him.
And Jehovah
saith
, `
The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah --
because
great ;
and their sin --
because
exceeding
grievous :
And the
LORD
said
, Because
the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is
great ,
and because
their sin is
very
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 now, and see whether they
have
done
altogether
according to the
cry of
it,
which is come
unto me ;
and if not ,
I will
know .
and the men turn
from thence, and go
towards
Sodom ;
and
Abraham is
yet standing
before Jehovah
.
And the men turned
their
faces
from thence, and went
toward
Sodom :
but
Abraham stood
yet before the
LORD
.
And Abraham draweth
nigh
and saith
, `Dost
Thou also consume
righteous with wicked?
And Abraham drew
near,
and said
, Wilt
thou also destroy
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
?
Peradventure there be
fifty righteous within
the city :
wilt
thou also destroy
and not spare
the place for the fifty righteous that
are therein
?
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
? '
That
be far
from thee to do after
this manner
, to slay
the righteous with the wicked :
and
that the righteous should
be
as
the wicked ,
that
be far
from thee :
Shall
not
the Judge of all the earth do 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
. '
And the
LORD
said
, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within
the city, then I will
spare
all the place for their sakes
.
And Abraham answereth
and saith,
`Lo
, I
pray
thee
, I have willed
to speak unto the Lord, and
I
--
dust and ashes ;
And Abraham answered
and said
, Behold
now
, I have taken
upon
me
to speak unto the LORD, which
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. '
Peradventure there shall
lack
five of the fifty righteous :
wilt
thou destroy all
the city for
lack
of
five
? And he said
, If I find there forty and five ,
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
. '
And he spake
unto him yet
again,
and said
, Peradventure there shall
be
forty
found there .
And he said
, I will
not
do it for
forty's
sake
.
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 he said
unto
him
, 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
.
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 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
twenty's
sake
.
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
. '
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
ten's
sake
.
And Jehovah
goeth
on
, when
He hath
finished
speaking
unto
Abraham ,
and Abraham hath
turned
back
to
his place.
And the
LORD
went
his
way
, as
soon
as
he had
left
communing
with
Abraham :
and Abraham returned
unto
his place.
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