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Genesis 18:23

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18:23 Abraham approached and said, “Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

Genesis 18:25

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18:25 Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge 1  of the whole earth do what is right?” 2 

1 tn Or “ruler.”

2 sn Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right? For discussion of this text see J. L. Crenshaw, “Popular Questioning of the Justice of God in Ancient Israel,” ZAW 82 (1970): 380-95, and C. S. Rodd, “Shall Not the Judge of All the Earth Do What Is Just?” ExpTim 83 (1972): 137-39.



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