Genesis 18:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
Genesis 18:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 18:19 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 18:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.””
Genesis 18:19 — World English Bible
Genesis 18:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. ”
Genesis 18:19 — American Standard Version
Genesis 18:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'”
Genesis 18:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 18:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him. ”
Genesis 18:19 — Darby Translation
Genesis 18:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For I knowe him that he will commande his sonnes and his houshold after him, that they keepe the way of the Lord, to doe righteousnesse and iudgement, that the Lord may bring vpon Abraham that he hath spoken vnto him.”
Genesis 18:19 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 18:19 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“For I know him—that he will command his sons and his household after him—and they shall keep the way of the Lord—to do righteousness and justice—that the Lord may bring to Abraham that which he has spoken concerning him.””
Genesis 18:19 — The Living Sword
Genesis 18:19 in Context — Genesis 18
17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
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What Does Genesis 18:19 Mean?
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