Parallel Verses
Amplified
The Lord said, “Shall I keep secret from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
Holman Bible
Then the Lord said, “Should I hide what I am about to do from Abraham?
International Standard Version
"Should I hide from Abraham what I'm about to do," the LORD asked,
A Conservative Version
And LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do,
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said, Am I to keep back from Abraham the knowledge of what I do;
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I do?
King James 2000
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Yahweh said, "Shall I conceal from Abraham what I [am going] to do?
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham the thing which I do,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD said, "Can I hide from Abraham that thing which I am about to do,
NET Bible
Then the Lord said, "Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
New Heart English Bible
The LORD said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
The Emphasized Bible
Now, Yahweh, had said, - Am I going to hide from Abraham what I do,
Webster
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
World English Bible
Yahweh said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jehovah said, 'Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 18:17
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Prayers for Genesis 18:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham's Bargain With God
16
Then the men got up from there, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham walked with them to send them on the way.
17 The Lord said, “Shall I keep secret from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do,
Phrases
Cross References
Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord God does nothing
To His servants the prophets.
Psalm 25:14
The secret [of the wise counsel] of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning.
John 15:15
Genesis 19:24
Then the Lord rained down brimstone (flaming sulfur) and fire on Sodom and on Gomorrah from the Lord out of heaven,
2 Kings 4:27
When she came to the mountain to the man of God, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is desperate and troubled within her; and the Lord has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.”
2 Chronicles 20:7
O our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Your friend Abraham?
James 2:23
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and this [faith] was credited to him [by God] as righteousness and as conformity to His will,” and he was called the friend of God.