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Abraham's interceion for Sodom.

elf, aying, After I am waxed old hall I have pleaure, my lord being old alo?

And the aid unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, aying, Shall I of a urety bear a child, which am old?

Is any thing too hard for the ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah hall have a on.

Then Sarah denied, aying, I laughed not; for he was afraid. And he aid, Nay; but thou didt laugh.

And the men roe up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

And the aid, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

Seeing that Abraham hall urely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth hall be bleed in him?

For I know him, that he will command his children and his houehold after him, and they hall keep the way of the, to do jutice and judgment; that the may bring upon Abraham that which he hath poken of him.

And the aid, Becaue the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and becaue their in is very grievous;

I will go down now, and ee 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 their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham tood yet before the.

And Abraham drew near, and aid, Wilt thou alo detroy the righteous with the wicked?

Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou alo detroy and not pare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to lay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous hould be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

And the aid, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will pare all the place for their akes.

And Abraham answered and aid, Behold now, I have taken upon me to peak unto the, which am but dut and ahes:

Peradventure there hall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou detroy all the city for lack of five? And he aid, If I find there forty and five, I will not detroy it.

And he pake unto him yet again, and aid, Peradventure there hall be forty found there. And he aid, I will not do it for forty's ake.

And he aid unto him, Oh let not the be angry, and I will peak: Peradventure there hall thirty be found there. And he aid, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

And he aid, Behold now, I have taken upon me to peak unto the : Peradventure there hall be twenty found there. And he aid, I will not detroy it for twenty's ake.

And he aid, Oh let not the be angry, and I will peak yet but this once: Peradventure ten hall be found there. And he aid, I will not detroy it for ten's ake.

And the went his way, as oon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

1 Lot entertainetb two angels. 4 The vicious Sodomites beet the houe, and are tricken with blindnes. 12 Lot is directed to flee with his family to the mountain, but obtaineth leave to retire into Zoar. 24 Sodom and Gomorrah are detroyed. 26 Lot's wife is made a pillar of alt. 27 Abraham eeth the dreadful overthrow. 30 Lot retireth from Zoar to a cave in the mountain. 31 The incetuous origin of Moab and Ammon.

there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot at in the gate of Sodom: and Lot eeing them roe up to meet them; and he bowed himelf with his face toward the ground;

And he aid, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your ervant's houe, and tarry all night, and wah your feet, and ye hall rie up early, and go on your ways. And they aid, Nay; but we will abide in the treet all night.

And he preed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his houe; and he made them a feat, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compaed the houe round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

And they called unto Lot, and aid unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

And Lot went out at the door unto them, and hut the door after him,