Genesis 18:22
The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.
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Genesis 18:22
The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.
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Genesis 18:23
Abraham came near, and said, “Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?
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Genesis 18:25
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?”
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Genesis 18:26
Yahweh said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
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Genesis 18:27
Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
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Genesis 18:30
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.”
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Genesis 18:31
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.”
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