Genesis 18:17

Adonai said, “Will I hide from Abraham [Father of a multitude] what I do,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

16The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom [Burning]. Abraham [Father of a multitude] went with them to see them on their way.

18since Abraham [Father of a multitude] will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?

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Cross References

Genesis 19:24Then Adonai caused sulfur and fire to rain down upon Sodom [Burning] and Gomorrah [Rebellious people, Tyrants] from Adonai out of the sky. + 19:24. (23-24) Quoted in Luke 17:29

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:17-23

Abraham's Interview with God. ( b. c. 1898.) 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For 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… Read the whole commentary →

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