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But Abram said, "O Lord God , what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"

But he said, "O Lord God , how am I to know that I shall possess it?"

And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half.

But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.

But Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please." Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her.

No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

And God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.

God said, "No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this time next year."

But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."

So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord .

Abraham answered and said, "Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.

Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered, "For the sake of ten I will not destroy it."

But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house.

But they said, "Stand back!" And they said, "This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them." Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down.

But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door.

So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, "Up! Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.

But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.

Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die.