Apologetics Bible

Genesis 18:1

Hebrew

וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב פֶּֽתַח־הָאֹהֶל כְּחֹם הַיּֽוֹם׃

vayera'-'elayv-yehvah-ve'eloney-mamere'-vehv'-yoshev-fetach-ha'ohel-khechom-hayvom

KJV: And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

AKJV: And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

ASV: And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

YLT: And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day;

Exposition: Genesis 18:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:2

Hebrew

וַיִּשָּׂא עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים נִצָּבִים עָלָיו וַיַּרְא וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם מִפֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אָֽרְצָה׃

vayisha'-'eynayv-vayare'-vehineh-sheloshah-'anashiym-nitzaviym-'alayv-vayare'-vayaratz-liqera'tam-mifetach-ha'ohel-vayishetachv-'aretzah

KJV: 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,

AKJV: And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, see, 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,

ASV: and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

YLT: and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,

Exposition: Genesis 18:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:3

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנָי אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ אַל־נָא תַעֲבֹר מֵעַל עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

vayo'mar-'adonay-'im-na'-matza'tiy-chen-ve'eyneykha-'al-na'-ta'avor-me'al-'avedekha

KJV: And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

AKJV: And said, My LORD, if now I have found favor in your sight, pass not away, I pray you, from your servant:

ASV: and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

YLT: And he saith, ‘My Lord, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, do not, I pray thee, pass on from thy servant;

Exposition: Genesis 18:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:4

Hebrew

יֻקַּֽח־נָא מְעַט־מַיִם וְרַחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם וְהִֽשָּׁעֲנוּ תַּחַת הָעֵֽץ׃

yuqach-na'-me'at-mayim-verachatzv-rageleykhem-vehisha'anv-tachat-ha'etz

KJV: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

AKJV: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

ASV: let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

YLT: let, I pray thee, a little water be accepted, and wash your feet, and recline under the tree;

Exposition: Genesis 18:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:5

Hebrew

וְאֶקְחָה פַת־לֶחֶם וְסַעֲדוּ לִבְּכֶם אַחַר תַּעֲבֹרוּ כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּן עֲבַרְתֶּם עַֽל־עַבְדְּכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֵּן תַּעֲשֶׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃

ve'eqechah-fat-lechem-vesa'adv-livekhem-'achar-ta'avorv-khiy-'al-khen-'avaretem-'al-'avedekhem-vayo'merv-khen-ta'asheh-kha'asher-divareta

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort you your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are you come to your servant. And they said, So do, as you have said.

ASV: and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

YLT: and I bring a piece of bread, and support ye your heart; afterwards pass on, for therefore have ye passed over unto your servant;' and they say, ‘So mayest thou do as thou has spoken.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:6

Hebrew

וַיְמַהֵר אַבְרָהָם הָאֹהֱלָה אֶל־שָׂרָה וַיֹּאמֶר מַהֲרִי שְׁלֹשׁ סְאִים קֶמַח סֹלֶת לוּשִׁי וַעֲשִׂי עֻגֽוֹת׃

vayemaher-'averaham-ha'ohelah-'el-sharah-vayo'mer-mahariy-shelosh-se'iym-qemach-solet-lvshiy-va'ashiy-'ugvot

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes on the hearth.

ASV: And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.

YLT: And Abraham hasteth towards the tent, unto Sarah, and saith, ‘Hasten three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes;’

Exposition: Genesis 18:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:7

Hebrew

וְאֶל־הַבָּקָר רָץ אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח בֶּן־בָּקָר רַךְ וָטוֹב וַיִּתֵּן אֶל־הַנַּעַר וַיְמַהֵר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֹתֽוֹ׃

ve'el-havaqar-ratz-'averaham-vayiqach-ven-vaqar-rakhe-vatvov-vayiten-'el-hana'ar-vayemaher-la'ashvot-'otvo

KJV: And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

AKJV: And Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it to a young man; and he hurried to dress it.

ASV: And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dress it.

YLT: and Abraham ran unto the herd, and taketh a son of the herd, tender and good, and giveth unto the young man, and he hasteth to prepare it;

Exposition: Genesis 18:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:8

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח חֶמְאָה וְחָלָב וּבֶן־הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּתֵּן לִפְנֵיהֶם וְהֽוּא־עֹמֵד עֲלֵיהֶם תַּחַת הָעֵץ וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃

vayiqach-cheme'ah-vechalav-vven-havaqar-'asher-'ashah-vayiten-lifeneyhem-vehv'-'omed-'aleyhem-tachat-ha'etz-vayo'khelv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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. ¶

ASV: 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.

YLT: and he taketh butter and milk, and the son of the herd which he hath prepared, and setteth before them; and he is standing by them under the tree, and they do eat.

Exposition: Genesis 18:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:9

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אַיֵּה שָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה בָאֹֽהֶל׃

vayo'merv-'elayv-'ayeh-sharah-'ishetekha-vayo'mer-hineh-va'ohel

KJV: And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

AKJV: And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

ASV: And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

YLT: And they say unto him, ‘Where is Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, ‘Lo--in the tent;’

Exposition: Genesis 18:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:10

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוֹב אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ כָּעֵת חַיָּה וְהִנֵּה־בֵן לְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ וְשָׂרָה שֹׁמַעַת פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְהוּא אַחֲרָֽיו׃

vayo'mer-shvov-'ashvv-'eleykha-kha'et-chayah-vehineh-ven-lesharah-'ishetekha-vesharah-shoma'at-fetach-ha'ohel-vehv'-'acharayv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And he said, I will certainly return to you according to the time of life; and, see, Sarah your wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

ASV: And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

YLT: and he saith, ‘returning I return unto thee, about the time of life, and lo, to Sarah thy wife a son.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:11

Hebrew

וְאַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה זְקֵנִים בָּאִים בַּיָּמִים חָדַל לִהְיוֹת לְשָׂרָה אֹרַח כַּנָּשִֽׁים׃

ve'averaham-vesharah-zeqeniym-va'iym-vayamiym-chadal-liheyvot-lesharah-'orach-khanashiym

KJV: Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

AKJV: Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

ASV: Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

YLT: And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him;

Exposition: Genesis 18:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:12

Hebrew

וַתִּצְחַק שָׂרָה בְּקִרְבָּהּ לֵאמֹר אַחֲרֵי בְלֹתִי הֽ͏ָיְתָה־לִּי עֶדְנָה וֽ͏ַאדֹנִי זָקֵֽן׃

vatitzechaq-sharah-veqirevah-le'mor-'acharey-velotiy-hayetah-liy-'edenah-va'doniy-zaqen

KJV: Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

AKJV: Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

ASV: And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

YLT: and Abraham and Sarah are aged, entering into days--the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;

Exposition: Genesis 18:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:13

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָהָם לָמָּה זֶּה צָחֲקָה שָׂרָה לֵאמֹר הַאַף אֻמְנָם אֵלֵד וַאֲנִי זָקַֽנְתִּי׃

vayo'mer-yehvah-'el-'averaham-lamah-zeh-tzachaqah-sharah-le'mor-ha'af-'umenam-'eled-va'aniy-zaqanetiy

KJV: And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

AKJV: And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

ASV: And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?

YLT: and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, ‘After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! --my lord also is old!’

Exposition: Genesis 18:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:14

Hebrew

הֲיִפָּלֵא מֵיְהוָה דָּבָר לַמּוֹעֵד אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ כָּעֵת חַיָּה וּלְשָׂרָה בֵֽן׃

hayifale'-meyehvah-davar-lamvo'ed-'ashvv-'eleykha-kha'et-chayah-vlesharah-ven

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

ASV: Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.

YLT: And Jehovah saith unto Abraham, ‘Why is this? Sarah hath laughed, saying, Is it true really--I bear--and I am aged? Is any thing too wonderful for Jehovah? at the appointed time I return unto thee, about the time of life, and Sarah hath a son.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:15

Hebrew

וַתְּכַחֵשׁ שָׂרָה ׀ לֵאמֹר לֹא צָחַקְתִּי כִּי ׀ יָרֵאָה וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לֹא כִּי צָחָֽקְתְּ׃

vatekhachesh-sharah- -le'mor-lo'-tzachaqetiy-khiy- -yare'ah-vayo'mer- -lo'-khiy-tzachaqete

KJV: Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

AKJV: Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but you did laugh. ¶

ASV: Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

YLT: And Sarah denieth, saying, ‘I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, ‘Nay, but thou didst laugh.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:16

Hebrew

וַיָּקֻמוּ מִשָּׁם הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁים וַיַּשְׁקִפוּ עַל־פְּנֵי סְדֹם וְאַבְרָהָם הֹלֵךְ עִמָּם לְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃

vayaqumv-misham-ha'anashiym-vayasheqifv-'al-feney-sedom-ve'averaham-holekhe-'imam-leshalecham

KJV: And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

AKJV: And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

ASV: And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

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

Exposition: Genesis 18:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:17

Hebrew

וַֽיהֹוָה אָמָר הֽ͏ַמְכַסֶּה אֲנִי מֽ͏ֵאַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶֽׂה׃

vayhovah-'amar-hamekhaseh-'aniy-me'averaham-'asher-'aniy-'osheh

KJV: And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

AKJV: And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

ASV: And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;

YLT: and Jehovah said, ‘Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,

Exposition: Genesis 18:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:18

Hebrew

וְאַבְרָהָם הָיוֹ יִֽהְיֶה לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וְעָצוּם וְנִבְרְכוּ בוֹ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָֽרֶץ׃

ve'averaham-hayvo-yiheyeh-legvoy-gadvol-ve'atzvm-veniverekhv-vvo-khol-gvoyey-ha'aretz

KJV: Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

AKJV: Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

ASV: seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

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

Exposition: Genesis 18:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:19

Hebrew

כִּי יְדַעְתִּיו לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה אֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ אַחֲרָיו וְשָֽׁמְרוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט לְמַעַן הָבִיא יְהוָה עַל־אַבְרָהָם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר עָלָֽיו׃

khiy-yeda'etiyv-lema'an-'asher-yetzaveh-'et-vanayv-ve'et-veytvo-'acharayv-veshamerv-derekhe-yehvah-la'ashvot-tzedaqah-vmishefat-lema'an-haviy'-yehvah-'al-'averaham-'et-'asher-diver-'alayv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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 on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.

ASV: For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

YLT: for 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.'

Exposition: Genesis 18:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:20

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה זַעֲקַת סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה כִּי־רָבָּה וְחַטָּאתָם כִּי כָבְדָה מְאֹֽד׃

vayo'mer-yehvah-za'aqat-sedom-va'amorah-khiy-ravah-vechata'tam-khiy-khavedah-me'od

KJV: And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

AKJV: And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

ASV: And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

YLT: And Jehovah saith, ‘The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah--because great; and their sin--because exceeding grievous:

Exposition: Genesis 18:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:21

Hebrew

אֵֽרֲדָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה הַכְּצַעֲקָתָהּ הַבָּאָה אֵלַי עָשׂוּ ׀ כָּלָה וְאִם־לֹא אֵדָֽעָה׃

'eradah-na'-ve'ere'eh-hakhetza'aqatah-hava'ah-'elay-'ashv- -khalah-ve'im-lo'-'eda'ah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me; and if not, I will know.

ASV: 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.

YLT: I go down now, and see whether according to its cry which is coming unto Me they have done completely--and if not--I know;'

Exposition: Genesis 18:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:22

Hebrew

וַיִּפְנוּ מִשָּׁם הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁים וַיֵּלְכוּ סְדֹמָה וְאַבְרָהָם עוֹדֶנּוּ עֹמֵד לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃

vayifenv-misham-ha'anashiym-vayelekhv-sedomah-ve'averaham-'vodenv-'omed-lifeney-yehvah

KJV: And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

AKJV: And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. ¶

ASV: And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.

YLT: and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah.

Exposition: Genesis 18:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:23

Hebrew

וַיִּגַּשׁ אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה צַדִּיק עִם־רָשָֽׁע׃

vayigash-'averaham-vayo'mar-ha'af-tisefeh-tzadiyq-'im-rasha'

KJV: And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

AKJV: And Abraham drew near, and said, Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

ASV: And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked?

YLT: And Abraham draweth nigh and saith, ‘Dost Thou also consume righteous with wicked?

Exposition: Genesis 18:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:24

Hebrew

אוּלַי יֵשׁ חֲמִשִּׁים צַדִּיקִם בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא לַמָּקוֹם לְמַעַן חֲמִשִּׁים הַצַּדִּיקִם אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃

'vlay-yesh-chamishiym-tzadiyqim-vetvokhe-ha'iyr-ha'af-tisefeh-velo'-tisha'-lamaqvom-lema'an-chamishiym-hatzadiyqim-'asher-veqirevah

KJV: Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

AKJV: Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: will you also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

ASV: Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

YLT: peradventure there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city; dost Thou also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty--the righteous who are in its midst?

Exposition: Genesis 18:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:25

Hebrew

חָלִלָה לְּךָ מֵעֲשֹׂת ׀ כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְהָמִית צַדִּיק עִם־רָשָׁע וְהָיָה כַצַדִּיק כָּרָשָׁע חָלִלָה לָּךְ הֲשֹׁפֵט כָּל־הָאָרֶץ לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

chalilah-lekha-me'ashot- -khadavar-hazeh-lehamiyt-tzadiyq-'im-rasha'-vehayah-khatzadiyq-kharasha'-chalilah-lakhe-hashofet-khal-ha'aretz-lo'-ya'asheh-mishefat

KJV: 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?

AKJV: That be far from you 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 you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

ASV: That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

YLT: Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been--as the righteous so the wicked--far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

Exposition: Genesis 18:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:26

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אִם־אֶמְצָא בִסְדֹם חֲמִשִּׁים צַדִּיקִם בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר וְנָשָׂאתִי לְכָל־הַמָּקוֹם בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃

vayo'mer-yehvah-'im-'emetza'-visedom-chamishiym-tzadiyqim-vetvokhe-ha'iyr-venasha'tiy-lekhal-hamaqvom-va'avvram

KJV: And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

AKJV: And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

ASV: And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.

YLT: And Jehovah saith, ‘If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:27

Hebrew

וַיַּעַן אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה־נָא הוֹאַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל־אֲדֹנָי וְאָנֹכִי עָפָר וָאֵֽפֶר׃

vaya'an-'averaham-vayo'mar-hineh-na'-hvo'aletiy-ledaver-'el-'adonay-ve'anokhiy-'afar-va'efer

KJV: And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

AKJV: And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken on me to speak to the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:

ASV: And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:

YLT: And Abraham answereth and saith, ‘Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I--dust and ashes;

Exposition: Genesis 18:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:28

Hebrew

אוּלַי יַחְסְרוּן חֲמִשִּׁים הַצַּדִּיקִם חֲמִשָּׁה הֲתַשְׁחִית בַּחֲמִשָּׁה אֶת־כָּל־הָעִיר וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אַשְׁחִית אִם־אֶמְצָא שָׁם אַרְבָּעִים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃

'vlay-yacheservn-chamishiym-hatzadiyqim-chamishah-hatashechiyt-vachamishah-'et-khal-ha'iyr-vayo'mer-lo'-'ashechiyt-'im-'emetza'-sham-'areva'iym-vachamishah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: will you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

ASV: peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.

YLT: peradventure there are lacking five of the fifty righteous--dost Thou destroy for five the whole of the city?' and He saith, ‘I destroy it not, if I find there forty and five.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:29

Hebrew

וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד לְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמַר אוּלַי יִמָּצְאוּן שָׁם אַרְבָּעִים וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶׂה בַּעֲבוּר הָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃

vayosef-'vod-ledaver-'elayv-vayo'mar-'vlay-yimatze'vn-sham-'areva'iym-vayo'mer-lo'-'e'esheh-va'avvr-ha'areva'iym

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.

ASV: 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 the forty’s sake.

YLT: And he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, ‘Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, ‘I do it not, because of the forty.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:30

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־נָא יִחַר לֽ͏ַאדֹנָי וַאֲדַבֵּרָה אוּלַי יִמָּצְאוּן שָׁם שְׁלֹשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶׂה אִם־אֶמְצָא שָׁם שְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃

vayo'mer-'al-na'-yichar-la'donay-va'adaverah-'vlay-yimatze'vn-sham-sheloshiym-vayo'mer-lo'-'e'esheh-'im-'emetza'-sham-sheloshiym

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And he said to 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.

ASV: And he said, 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.

YLT: And he saith, ‘Let it not be, I Pray thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak: peradventure there are found there thirty?' and He saith, ‘I do it not, if I find there thirty.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:31

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּֽה־נָא הוֹאַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל־אֲדֹנָי אוּלַי יִמָּצְאוּן שָׁם עֶשְׂרִים וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אַשְׁחִית בַּעֲבוּר הֽ͏ָעֶשְׂרִֽים׃

vayo'mer-hineh-na'-hvo'aletiy-ledaver-'el-'adonay-'vlay-yimatze'vn-sham-'esheriym-vayo'mer-lo'-'ashechiyt-va'avvr-ha'esheriym

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And he said, Behold now, I have taken on me to speak to the LORD: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.

ASV: 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 the twenty’s sake.

YLT: And he saith, ‘Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there are found there twenty?' and He saith, ‘I do not destroy it , because of the twenty.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:32

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־נָא יִחַר לַֽאדֹנָי וַאֲדַבְּרָה אַךְ־הַפַּעַם אוּלַי יִמָּצְאוּן שָׁם עֲשָׂרָה וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אַשְׁחִית בַּעֲבוּר הָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃

vayo'mer-'al-na'-yichar-la'donay-va'adaverah-'akhe-hafa'am-'vlay-yimatze'vn-sham-'asharah-vayo'mer-lo'-'ashechiyt-va'avvr-ha'asharah

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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 the ten’s sake.

YLT: And he saith, ‘Let it not be, I pray Thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak only this time: peradventure there are found there ten?' and He saith, ‘I do not destroy it , because of the ten.’

Exposition: Genesis 18:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 18:33

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר אֶל־אַבְרָהָם וְאַבְרָהָם שָׁב לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃

vayelekhe-yehvah-kha'asher-khilah-ledaver-'el-'averaham-ve'averaham-shav-limeqomvo

KJV: And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

AKJV: And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned to his place.

ASV: And Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

YLT: And Jehovah goeth on, when He hath finished speaking unto Abraham, and Abraham hath turned back to his place.

Exposition: Genesis 18:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.