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Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

Genesis 18:17

In 11 translations

BSB
And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
KJV
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
WEB
Yahweh said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
ASV
And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;
LSV
and YHWH said, “Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,
YLT
and Jehovah said, 'Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,
DBY
And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?
DRC
And the Lord said: Can I hide from Abraham what I am about to do:
GNV
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I doe,
JPS
And the LORD said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;
LXXE
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my servant what things I intend to do?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַֽיהֹוָ֖ה אָמָ֑ר הַֽמְכַסֶּ֤ה אֲנִי֙ מֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֥י עֹשֶֽׂה׃
LXX-Br
Ὁ δὲ Κύριος εἶπε, οὐ μὴ κρύψω ἐγὼ ἀπὸ Ἁβραὰμ τοῦ παιδός μου ἃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 25:14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
  • Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
  • John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
  • Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
  • James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
  • 2 Kings 4:27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me…
  • 2 Chronicles 20:7Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

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