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Berean Standard Bible

“Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?””

Genesis 18:25

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God has told Abraham that he plans to look into the sin of Sodom, and Abraham stays before him to speak. His nephew Lot lives in the city, which gives the moment personal weight.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”

King James Version (KJV)

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

American Standard Version (ASV)

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Lejos de ti el hacer tal, que hagas morir al justo con el impío, y que sea el justo tratado como el impío; nunca tal hagas. El juez de toda la tierra, ¿no ha de hacer lo que es justo?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Jamás se te vaya a ocurrir matar al justo junto con el malvado! ¡Jamás vayas a tratar de la misma manera al justo y al malvado! ¿Acaso el Juez de toda la tierra no hará lo que es correcto?

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