17 And the Lord said, (A)“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, 18 since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be (B)blessed in him?

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17 (A)The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham (B)what I am about to do, 18 since Abraham will certainly become a great and [a]mighty nation, and in him (C)all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:18 Or populous

17 The Lord said, “Shall I keep secret from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do,(A) 18 since Abraham [a]is destined to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him?(B)

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  1. Genesis 18:18 Lit will surely.

17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham(A) what I am about to do?(B) 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(C) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[a]

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  1. Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)

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?

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