Genesis 18:25-27
Legacy Standard Bible
25 Far be it from You to do [a]such a thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not (A)the Judge of all the earth do justice?” 26 So Yahweh said, “(B)If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will [b]spare the whole place on their account.” 27 And Abraham answered and said, “Now behold, I have [c]ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am but (C)dust and ashes.
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- Genesis 18:25 Lit after this manner
- Genesis 18:26 Or forgive
- Genesis 18:27 Lit undertaken
Genesis 18:25-27
New International Version
25 Far be it from you to do such a thing(A)—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous(B) and the wicked alike.(C) Far be it from you! Will not the Judge(D) of all the earth do right?”(E)
26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.(F)”
27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,(G)
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