And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
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Gill's Exposition
And Abraham drew near,.... To the Lord; he approached nearer to him, to have more close and intimate conversation with him on the subject of the destruction of Sodom, which he perceived, by what had…
- The Visit of the Lord to Abraham 2. השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body in token of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclination of the body to entire prostration…
Adam Clarke
Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? - A form of speech similar to that in Gen 18:17, an invariable principle of justice, that the righteous shall not be punished for the crimes of…
Communion with God is kept up by the word and by prayer. In the word God speaks to us; in prayer we speak to him. God had revealed to Abraham his purposes concerning Sodom; now from this Abraham takes…
Cambridge Bible
Abraham drew near Abraham's intercession comes as a reply to Jehovah's statement in Gen 18:20-21, from which the doom of the cities might be inferred. It forms one of the most striking and pathetic…
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