Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Genesis 18:17
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And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
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And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
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The LORD said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
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And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;
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Genesis 18
15 But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
16 When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
17 And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
19 For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
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