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Genesis 18:24

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What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 24

We have an account in this chapter of another interview between God and Abraham, probably within a few days after the former, as the reward of his cheerful obedience to the law of circumcision. Here is, I. The kind visit which God made him, and the kind entertainment which he gave to that visit (Gen 18:1-8). II. The matters discoursed of between them. 1. The purposes of God's love concerning Sarah (Gen 18:9-15). 2. The purposes of God's wrath concerning Sodom. (1.) The discovery God made to Abraham of his design to destroy Sodom (Gen 18:16-22). (2.) The intercession Abraham made for Sodom (Gen 18:23, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 24

יֵשׁ (yêsh, H3426) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) חֲמִשִּׁים (chămishshîym, H2572) — fifty צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq, H6662) — just תָּוֶךְ (tâvek, H8432) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre עִיר (ʻîyr, H5892) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere… סָפָה (çâphâh, H5595) — properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to… נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, H5375) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative מָקוֹם (mâqôwm, H4725) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific);… מַעַן (maʻan, H4616) — properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an… קֶרֶב (qereb, H7130) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial…

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Isaiah 1:9rank 5

Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 5:1rank 5

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.

Genesis 18:32rank 3

Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”

Acts 27:24rank 2

and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’

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