Geneva Study Bible And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
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, And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three {a} men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
(a) That is, three angels in the shape of men. And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: And said, My {b} Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
(b) Speaking to the one who appeared to be most majestic, for he thought they were men. Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and {c} wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
(c) For men used to go bare footed in those parts because of the heat. 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. And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye {d} come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
(d) As sent by God that I should do my duty to you. 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. 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.
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. And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
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. 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 {e} they did eat.
(e) For as God gave them bodies for a time, so he gave them the abilities of them, to walk, to eat and drink, and such like. And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
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. And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of {f} life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
(f) That is, about this time when she shall be alive, or when the child shall come into this life. Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? Therefore Sarah {g} laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
(g) For she believed the order of nature, rather than believing the promise of God. And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
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. 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.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; And the {h} LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
(h) Jehovah the Hebrew word we call Lord, shows that this angel was Christ: for this word is only applied to God. Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
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. For I know him, {i} 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.
(i) He shows that fathers ought both to know God's judgments, and to declare them to their children. And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
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. I will {k} go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the {l} cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
(k) God speaks after the fashion of men: that is, I will enter into judgment with good advise. (l) For our sins cry for vengeance, though no one accuses us. And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
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? 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?
And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom {m} fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
(m) God declares that his judgments were done with great mercy, even though all were so corrupt that not only fifty but ten righteous men could not be found there, and also that the wicked are spared for the sake of the righteous. And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am {n} but dust and ashes:
(n) By this we learn, that the nearer we approach to God, the more our miserable estate appears, and the more we are humbled. 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. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
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. And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this {o} once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
(o) If God did not refuse the prayer for the wicked Sodomites, even to the sixth request, how much more will he grant the prayers of the godly for the afflicted Church? And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. The Geneva Bible Translation Notes [1599] Bible Hub |
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