Genesis 18:17
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.
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.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
- KJV
- And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
- WEB
- The LORD said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
- ASV
- And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;
- DARBY
- And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?
- BLB
- And YHWH said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?
- ÅB
- Da sa Herren: Skulle jeg vel dølge for Abraham det som jeg tenker å gjøre?
- OTB
- Herren tenkte, “Skal jeg skjule for Abraham hva jeg har tenkt å gjøre?
- B1930
- Da sa Herren: Skulde jeg vel dølge for Abraham det som jeg tenker å gjøre?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
Read in contextPsalms 25:14
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Read in contextJohn 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
Read in contextGenesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
Read in contextJames 2:23
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
Read in context2 Chronicles 20:7
Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
Read in context2 Kings 4:27
When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
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