Genesis 18:16-19

New King James Version

Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

¹⁶Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them ^(A)to send them on the way. ¹⁷And the Lord said, ^(B)“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, ¹⁸since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be ^(C)blessed in him? ¹⁹For I have known him, in order ^(D)that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”

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בראשית 18:16-19

The Westminster Leningrad Codex

¹⁶וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ מִשָּׁם֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י סְדֹ֑ם וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הֹלֵ֥ךְ עִמָּ֖ם לְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃

¹⁷וַֽיהוָֹ֖ה אָמָ֑ר הַֽמְכַסֶּ֤ה אֲנִי֙ מֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֥י עֹשֶֽׂה׃

¹⁸וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הָי֧וֹ יִֽהְיֶ֛ה לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל וְעָצ֑וּם וְנִ֨בְרְכוּ ב֔וֹ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃

¹⁹כִּ֣י יְדַעְתִּ֗יו לְמַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְצַוֶּ֜ה אֶת־בָּנָ֤יו וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת צְדָקָ֖ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט לְמַ֗עַן הָבִ֤יא יְהוָה֙ עַל־אַבְרָהָ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֖ר עָלָֽיו׃

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Genesis 18:16-19

Young's Literal Translation

¹⁶And the men rise from thence, and look on the face of Sodom, and Abraham is going with them to send them away;

¹⁷and Jehovah said, `Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,

¹⁸and Abraham certainly becometh a nation great and mighty, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth?

¹⁹for 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.'

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Genesis 18:16-19

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶Then ^(A)the men rose up from there, and looked down toward Sodom; and Abraham was walking with them to send them off. ¹⁷^(B)The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham ^(C)what I am about to do, ¹⁸since Abraham will certainly become a great and ^[a]mighty nation, and in him ^(D)all the nations of the earth will be blessed? ¹⁹For I have ^[b]^(E)chosen him, so that he may ^(F)command his children and his household after him to ^(G)keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring upon Abraham ^(H)what He has spoken about him.”