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Genesis 18:17 KJV
Genesis · chapter 18 · verse 17
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;Genesis 18:17 · King James Version
Genesis 18:17 in context
15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AbrahamʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- hidekâçâhproperly, to plumpH3680 →
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The messengers from heaven had now despatched one part of their business, which was an errand of grace to Abraham and Sarah, and which they delivered first; but now they have before them work of another nature. Sodom is to be destroyed, and they must do it, Gen 19:13.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-22