01_GEN_18_01 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: And he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
01_GEN_18_02 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,
01_GEN_18_03 And said, my LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
01_GEN_18_04 let A little water, I pray you, be fetched, And Wash your feet, And rest yourselves under the tree:
01_GEN_18_05 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.
01_GEN_18_06 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.
01_GEN_18_07 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.
01_GEN_18_08 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.
01_GEN_18_09 And they said unto him, where [ Is] Sarah thy wife? And he said, behold, in the tent.
01_GEN_18_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.
01_GEN_18_11 now Abraham And Sarah [ were] old [ And] Well stricken in age; [ And] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
01_GEN_18_12 therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, after I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my LORD being old also?
01_GEN_18_13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, shall I of A surety bear A child, which am old?
01_GEN_18_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.
01_GEN_18_15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
01_GEN_18_16 And the men rose up from thence, And looked toward Sodom: And Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
01_GEN_18_17 And the LORD said, shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
01_GEN_18_18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become A great And mighty nation, And all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
01_GEN_18_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.
01_GEN_18_20 And the LORD said, because the cry of Sodom And Gomorrah Is great, And because their sin Is very grievous;
01_GEN_18_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.
01_GEN_18_22 And the men turned their faces from thence, And went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
01_GEN_18_23 And Abraham drew near, And said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
01_GEN_18_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?
01_GEN_18_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?
01_GEN_18_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.
01_GEN_18_27 And Abraham answered And said, behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which [ am but] dust And ashes:
01_GEN_18_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].
01_GEN_18_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.
01_GEN_18_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.
01_GEN_18_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.
01_GEN_18_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.
01_GEN_18_33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: And Abraham returned unto his place.