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Genesis 18:18
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Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

16 Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them ato send them on the way.  
17 And the Lord said, a“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing,  
18 since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be ablessed in him?  
19 For I have known him, in order athat he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”  
20 And the Lord said, “Because athe outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their bsin is very grave,  
21 aI will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, bI will know.”  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 18:18

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American Standard Version
seeing that Abraham had surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Amplified® Bible
Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed through him {and} shall bless themselves by him?

Contemporary English Version
since his family will become a great and powerful nation that will be a blessing to all other nations on earth.

Darby English Version
Since Abraham shall indeed become a great and mighty nation; and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him.

Good News Bible
His descendants will become a great and mighty nation, and through him I will bless all the nations.

King James Version
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

New American Standard Bible
since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

New International Version
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.

New King James Version
since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will receive a blessing?

Revised Standard Version
seeing that Abraham shall become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by him?

Young's Literal Translation
and Abraham certainly becometh a nation great and mighty, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth?


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