CHAP. XVIII.
1, Abraham entertaineth three Angels, 9, who promiseth Sarah a sonne, 12, where at she laugheth, and is reproved. 17, The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham: 23, and hee maketh intercession for the men thereof. 32, The whole Citie should bee spared, if but ten just persons were found therein.
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ANd Iehovah appeared unto him, in [unspec 1] the Okes of Mamree: and he was sit∣ting at the tent doore, in the heat of the day. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw; [unspec 2] and loe three men standing before him: and he saw, and ranne to meet them, from the tent doore; and bowed-downe himselfe to the ground. And hee said: Lord, if now I [unspec 3] haue found grace in thine eyes; passe not a∣way I pray thee, from thy servant. Let a [unspec 4] little water I pray you be taken, and wash ye your feet: and leane-ye-downe under the tree. And I will take a morsell of bread, and [unspec 5] sustaine ye your heart, after that ye shall pass∣on; for therfore have you passed, unto your servant: And they sayd; So doe as thou hast spoken. And Abraham hastned into the [unspec 6] tent, to Sarah: and hee said, Hasten three peckes of flowry meale: knead, and make cakes. And Abraham ranne unto the herd; [unspec 7] and he tooke a Calfe of the herd, tender and good: and gave it to a yongman; and hee hastned to make it (ready.) And hee tooke [unspec 8] butter and milke, and the calfe of the herd which he had made (ready,) and set it before them: and he was standing by them, under the tree, and they did eat. And they said un∣to [unspec 9] him; where is Sarah thy wife? And hee said, behold in the tent. And hee said, Re∣turning [unspec 10] I will returne unto thee, when this time reviveth; and loe, Sarah thy wife shall have a sonne: And Sarah heard, in the tent doore, and it was behind him. And Abra∣ham [unspec 11] and Sarah were old, comming into daies: it ceased ••o be with Sarah, after the way of women. And Sarah laughed, within her [unspec 12] selfe saying: after I am wexed-old, shall I have pleasure? also my Lord is old. And Ie∣hovah [unspec 13] said unto Abraham: wherefore laugh∣eth Sarah, saying, Shall I verily bear-a-child, and I am old? Shall any-thing be unpossible [unspec 14] for Iehovah? At the appointed-time will I returne unto thee, when this time reviveth, and Sarah shall have a sonne. And Sarah [unspec 15] falsly-denyed, saying, I laugbed not: for she was afraid: and he said, nay, but thou didst laugh. And the men rose-up from thence, [unspec 16] and looked towards Sodom: and Abraham went with them, to bring them on the way. And Iehovah sayd; shall I hide from Abra∣ham, [unspec 17] [unspec 18] that which I am doing? And Abraham being shall bee a great and mighty nation: and blessed shall be in him, all nations of the earth? For I know him, how that hee will [unspec 19] command his sonnes, and his house after him; and they shall keepe the way of Ieho∣vah, to doe justice and judgement: that, Ie∣hovah may bring upon Abraham, that which he hath spoken unto him. And Iehovah said; [unspec 20] The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha, because it is much: and their sinne, because it is very heavy. I will goe-downe now and see, whe∣ther [unspec 21]