Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionThe LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”New Living TranslationAnd the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city...
The crucial context of this verse,Genesis 19:8, involves the Hebrew word to know -- " אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־ יָדְעוּ֙ אִ֔ישׁ" ("which HAVE NOT KNOWN a man"), i.e. sexually. Read Hebrew from right to left. 10 of the ...
This serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of aligning oneself with ungodly environments, reinforcing the biblical theme of separation from sin. Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom. The last view of Lot saw him driving off his...
Now, me saying that isn’t to say, look at me, look how good I am. Not at all. I still deal with sin. I still lie, mess up, don’t honor my parents and do all kinds of bad things. But what I’m saying is, I can understand a little bit where Noah was coming from in G...
If you have begun a “Through the Bible in One Year” program, you likely started in Genesis 1. And in the midst of many extraordinary aspects of the creation account, as you come into chapter 2, you find this amazing verse inGenesis 2:7 ...
Genesis 6:15 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters Genesis 6:16 Or skylight Genesis 7:2 Or seven of each kind of clean animal Genesis 7:3 Or seven of each kind Genesis 7:4 Hebrew all existence; also verse 23 Genesis 7:20 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters Gene...
Sections in which Elohim is found exclusively, or nearly so: Ge 1:1-2:3 (creation of heaven and earth); Genesis 5 (generations of Adam), except verse 29, where Jehovah occurs; Ge 6:9-22 (generations of Noah); Ge 7:9-24 (the entering into the ark), but Jehovah in verse Ge 16...
So the LORD said: The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great, and their sin so grave, that I must go down to see whether or not their actions
But although there are various ways of translating the first part of Genesis 6:13, we do not have this flexibility with the second half of the verse, where God says, “I will destroy them with the earth”? Almost all English translations agree on this part of the text and there is no...
Then he said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son." (18:9-10a) In verse 10a, the NIV identifies the speaker as Yahweh, "the Lord," though his identity isn't clarified until verse 13. It is possible that the guests have ...