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Genesis 18 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
[2] He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
[3] and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.
[4] Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
[5] I will get a piece of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant.” They said, “Very well, do as you have said.”
[6] Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”
[7] Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.
[8] He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
[9] They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.”
[10] He said, “I will certainly return to you at about this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
[11] Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
[12] Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
[13] Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Will I really bear a child when I am old?’
[14] Is anything too hard for Yahweh? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes around, and Sarah will have a son.”
[15] Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
[16] The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.
[17] Yahweh said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
[18] since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
[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 Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
[20] Yahweh said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
[21] I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know.”
[22] The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.
[23] Abraham came near, and said, “Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?
[24] What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?
[25] May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”
[26] Yahweh said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
[27] Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
[28] What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?” He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
[29] He spoke to him yet again, and said, “What if there are forty found there?” He said, “I will not do it for the forty’s sake.”
[30] He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
[31] He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”
[32] He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.”
[33] Yahweh went his way as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

Genesis 18:6 1 seah is about 7 liters or 1.9 gallons or 0.8 pecks

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 18 (KJVS)

[1] And the Lord appeared () unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat () in the tent door in the heat of the day;
[2] 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,
[3] and said, () My Lord, if now I have found () favour in thy sight, pass not away, () I pray thee, from thy servant:
[4] let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, () and wash () your feet, and rest yourselves () under the tree:
[5] 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. ()
[6] 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. ()
[7] And Abraham ran () unto the herd, and fetcht () a calf tender and good, and gave () it unto a young man; and he hasted () to dress () it.
[8] 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. ()
[9] And they said () unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, () Behold, in the tent.
[10] 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.
[11] Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken () in age; and it ceased () to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
[12] Therefore Sarah laughed () within herself, saying, () After I am waxed old () shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? ()
[13] And the Lord said () unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, () saying, () Shall I of a surety bear () a child, which am old? ()
[14] 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.
[15] Then Sarah denied, () saying, () I laughed () not; for she was afraid. () And he said, () Nay; but thou didst laugh. ()
[16] And the men rose up () from thence, and looked () toward Sodom: and Abraham went () with them to bring them on the way. ()
[17] And the Lord said, () Shall I hide () from Abraham that thing which I do; ()
[18] seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed () in him?
[19] 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.
[20] And the Lord said, () Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; ()
[21] 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. ()
[22] And the men turned their faces () from thence, and went () toward Sodom: but Abraham stood () yet before the Lord.
[23] And Abraham drew near, () and said, () Wilt thou also destroy () the righteous with the wicked?
[24] Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy () and not spare () the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
[25] 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?
[26] And the Lord said, () If I find () in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare () all the place for their sakes.
[27] And Abraham answered () and said, () Behold now, I have taken upon me () to speak () unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
[28] 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.
[29] 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.
[30] 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.
[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 twenty’s sake.
[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 ten’s sake.
[33] And the Lord went his way, () as soon as he had left () communing () with Abraham: and Abraham returned () unto his place.

Genesis 18:5 Heb. stay
Genesis 18:6 Heb. hasten

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Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 18 (BYZ)

[1] ωφθη δε αυτω ο θεος προς τη δρυι τη μαμβρη καθημενου αυτου επι της θυρας της σκηνης αυτου μεσημβριας
[2] αναβλεψας δε τοις οφθαλμοις αυτου ειδεν και ιδου τρεις ανδρες ειστηκεισαν επανω αυτου και ιδων προσεδραμεν εις συναντησιν αυτοις απο της θυρας της σκηνης αυτου και προσεκυνησεν επι την γην
[3] και ειπεν κυριε ει αρα ευρον χαριν εναντιον σου μη παρελθης τον παιδα σου
[4] λημφθητω δη υδωρ και νιψατωσαν τους ποδας υμων και καταψυξατε υπο το δενδρον
[5] και λημψομαι αρτον και φαγεσθε και μετα τουτο παρελευσεσθε εις την οδον υμων ου εινεκεν εξεκλινατε προς τον παιδα υμων και ειπαν ουτως ποιησον καθως ειρηκας
[6] και εσπευσεν αβρααμ επι την σκηνην προς σαρραν και ειπεν αυτη σπευσον και φυρασον τρια μετρα σεμιδαλεως και ποιησον εγκρυφιας
[7] και εις τας βοας εδραμεν αβρααμ και ελαβεν μοσχαριον απαλον και καλον και εδωκεν τω παιδι και εταχυνεν του ποιησαι αυτο
[8] ελαβεν δε βουτυρον και γαλα και το μοσχαριον ο εποιησεν και παρεθηκεν αυτοις και εφαγοσαν αυτος δε παρειστηκει αυτοις υπο το δενδρον
[9] ειπεν δε προς αυτον που σαρρα η γυνη σου ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν ιδου εν τη σκηνη
[10] ειπεν δε επαναστρεφων ηξω προς σε κατα τον καιρον τουτον εις ωρας και εξει υιον σαρρα η γυνη σου σαρρα δε ηκουσεν προς τη θυρα της σκηνης ουσα οπισθεν αυτου
[11] αβρααμ δε και σαρρα πρεσβυτεροι προβεβηκοτες ημερων εξελιπεν δε σαρρα γινεσθαι τα γυναικεια
[12] εγελασεν δε σαρρα εν εαυτη λεγουσα ουπω μεν μοι γεγονεν εως του νυν ο δε κυριος μου πρεσβυτερος
[13] και ειπεν κυριος προς αβρααμ τι οτι εγελασεν σαρρα εν εαυτη λεγουσα αρα γε αληθως τεξομαι εγω δε γεγηρακα
[14] μη αδυνατει παρα τω θεω ρημα εις τον καιρον τουτον αναστρεψω προς σε εις ωρας και εσται τη σαρρα υιος
[15] ηρνησατο δε σαρρα λεγουσα ουκ εγελασα εφοβηθη γαρ και ειπεν ουχι αλλα εγελασας
[16] εξανασταντες δε εκειθεν οι ανδρες κατεβλεψαν επι προσωπον σοδομων και γομορρας αβρααμ δε συνεπορευετο μετ αυτων συμπροπεμπων αυτους
[17] ο δε κυριος ειπεν μη κρυψω εγω απο αβρααμ του παιδος μου α εγω ποιω
[18] αβρααμ δε γινομενος εσται εις εθνος μεγα και πολυ και ενευλογηθησονται εν αυτω παντα τα εθνη της γης
[19] ηδειν γαρ οτι συνταξει τοις υιοις αυτου και τω οικω αυτου μετ αυτον και φυλαξουσιν τας οδους κυριου ποιειν δικαιοσυνην και κρισιν οπως αν επαγαγη κυριος επι αβρααμ παντα οσα ελαλησεν προς αυτον
[20] ειπεν δε κυριος κραυγη σοδομων και γομορρας πεπληθυνται και αι αμαρτιαι αυτων μεγαλαι σφοδρα
[21] καταβας ουν οψομαι ει κατα την κραυγην αυτων την ερχομενην προς με συντελουνται ει δε μη ινα γνω
[22] και αποστρεψαντες εκειθεν οι ανδρες ηλθον εις σοδομα αβρααμ δε ην εστηκως εναντιον κυριου
[23] και εγγισας αβρααμ ειπεν μη συναπολεσης δικαιον μετα ασεβους και εσται ο δικαιος ως ο ασεβης
[24] εαν ωσιν πεντηκοντα δικαιοι εν τη πολει απολεις αυτους ουκ ανησεις παντα τον τοπον ενεκεν των πεντηκοντα δικαιων εαν ωσιν εν αυτη
[25] μηδαμως συ ποιησεις ως το ρημα τουτο του αποκτειναι δικαιον μετα ασεβους και εσται ο δικαιος ως ο ασεβης μηδαμως ο κρινων πασαν την γην ου ποιησεις κρισιν
[26] ειπεν δε κυριος εαν ευρω εν σοδομοις πεντηκοντα δικαιους εν τη πολει αφησω παντα τον τοπον δι αυτους
[27] και αποκριθεις αβρααμ ειπεν νυν ηρξαμην λαλησαι προς τον κυριον εγω δε ειμι γη και σποδος
[28] εαν δε ελαττονωθωσιν οι πεντηκοντα δικαιοι πεντε απολεις ενεκεν των πεντε πασαν την πολιν και ειπεν ου μη απολεσω εαν ευρω εκει τεσσαρακοντα πεντε
[29] και προσεθηκεν ετι λαλησαι προς αυτον και ειπεν εαν δε ευρεθωσιν εκει τεσσαρακοντα και ειπεν ου μη απολεσω ενεκεν των τεσσαρακοντα
[30] και ειπεν μη τι κυριε εαν λαλησω εαν δε ευρεθωσιν εκει τριακοντα και ειπεν ου μη απολεσω εαν ευρω εκει τριακοντα
[31] και ειπεν επειδη εχω λαλησαι προς τον κυριον εαν δε ευρεθωσιν εκει εικοσι και ειπεν ου μη απολεσω ενεκεν των εικοσι
[32] και ειπεν μη τι κυριε εαν λαλησω ετι απαξ εαν δε ευρεθωσιν εκει δεκα και ειπεν ου μη απολεσω ενεκεν των δεκα
[33] απηλθεν δε κυριος ως επαυσατο λαλων τω αβρααμ και αβρααμ απεστρεψεν εις τον τοπον αυτου

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