And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meetthemfrom the tentdoor, and bowedhimselftoward the ground,
And I willfetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye yourhearts; afterthat ye shallpass on: for therefore are ye come to yourservant. And theysaid, So do, as thouhastsaid.
And he said, I willcertainlyreturnuntotheeaccording to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wifeshallhave a son. And Sarahheard it in the tentdoor, which was behind him.
For I know him, that he willcommand his children and his householdafter him, and theyshallkeep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bringuponAbrahamthatwhich he hathspoken of him.
That be far fromthee to do afterthismanner, to slay the righteouswith the wicked: and that the righteousshould be as the wicked, that be far fromthee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Peradventurethereshalllackfive of the fiftyrighteous: wiltthoudestroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I findthereforty and five, I will not destroy it.
And he saidunto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I willspeak: Peradventurethereshallthirty be foundthere. And he said, I will not do it, if I findthirtythere.
And he said, Behold now, I havetakenupon me to speakunto the Lord: Peradventurethereshall be twentyfoundthere. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’ssake.
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I willspeak yet but thisonce: Peradventure ten shall be foundthere. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’ssake.