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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 they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.&emsp; 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.&emsp; Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.&emsp; And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?&emsp; And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?&emsp; 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.&emsp; 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.&emsp; And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;&emsp; seeing that Abraham had surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?&emsp; 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.&emsp; And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;&emsp; 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.

And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.&emsp; And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked?&emsp; Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?&emsp; 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?&emsp; And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.&emsp; And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:&emsp; 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.&emsp; 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.&emsp; 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.&emsp; 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.&emsp; 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.&emsp; And Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth;&emsp; and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.&emsp; And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made Rh