1 by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day.
2 of choice flour, knead it, and make cakes.”
7Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, who hastened to prepare it.
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19 him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
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23Num 16.22; Heb 10.22Then Abraham came near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24Jer 5.1Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you then sweep away the place and not forgive it for the fifty righteous who are in it?
25Job 8.20; Isa 3.10, 11; Rom 3.6Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
26And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will forgive the whole place for their sake.”
27Gen 3.19; Job 4.19; 30.19; 42.6; 2 Cor 5.1Abraham answered, “Let me take it upon myself to speak to my lord, I who am but dust and ashes.
28Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
29Again he spoke to him, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.”
30Then he said, “Oh, do not let my lord be angry if I speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”
31He said, “Let me take it upon myself to speak to my lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.”
32Judg 6.39; Jas 5.16Then he said, “Oh, do not let my lord be angry if I speak just once more. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.”
33And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
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