KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Genesis 18:16–17
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Genesis 18:16
16¶ And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
16¶ And the men rose vp from thence, and looked toward Sodome: and Abraham went with them, to bring them on the way.
Genesis 18:17
17And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
17And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I doe;
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 18:16
Arose, stood up, or went upward; also a fragrant flower, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828
In the direction of; in relation to; approaching; or inclined and ready, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
The city of Sodom near the Dead Sea, destroyed in the judgment recorded in Genesis.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 18:17
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To conceal or keep from sight or knowledge; to lie concealed. As a noun, an animal skin.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 16
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Open the full verse study5And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
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Open the full verse study6Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
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Open the full verse study3And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
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Open the full verse study38Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
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Open the full verse study24Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
From verse 17
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Open the full verse study7Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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Open the full verse study14The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
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Open the full verse study15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
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Open the full verse study24Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
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Open the full verse study23And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
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Open the full verse study7Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
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Open the full verse study27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
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