Genesis 18:25
in Genesis 18Far 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?”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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?
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?
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This verse in Genesis 18
Commentary
5 notes on this verseShall not the Judge of all the earth do right? - God alone is the Judge of all men. Abraham, in thus addressing himself to the person in the text, considers him either as the Supreme Being or his representative.
This site's exposition
fifty righteous ones in the city
on Genesis 18:24-26
Abraham opens the asking at fifty. He asks whether the Judge of all the earth will do what is right, and the case rests on justice, that a righteous Judge spares the place for the sake of the righteous ones in it. God grants the whole fifty in one sentence.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Note, [1.] The righteous are mingled with the wicked in this world. Among the best there are, commonly, some bad, and among the worst some good: even in Sodom, one Lot. [2.] Though the righteous be among the wicked, yet the righteous God will not, certainly he will not, destroy the righteous with the wicked.
Though they may suffer with them, yet they do not suffer like them. Common calamities are quite another thing to the righteous than what they are to the wicked, Isa. xxvii. (3.) That the Judge of all the earth will do right; undoubtedly he will, because he is the Judge of all the earth; it is the apostle's argument, Rom. iii.
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The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חָלִ֨לָה | chalilah | far be it | H2486 → | 21 times |
| לְּךָ֜ | lekha | to <the> you | ||
| מֵעֲשֹׂ֣ת׀ | measot | from doing | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כַּדָּבָ֣ר | kadavar | according to the manner | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַזֶּ֗ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| לְהָמִ֤ית | lehamit | to put to death | H4191 → | 839 times |
| צַדִּיק֙ | tzadik | [the] righteous | H6662 → | 206 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| רָשָׁ֔ע | rasha' | [the] wicked | H7563 → | 263 times |
| וְהָיָ֥ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כַצַּדִּ֖יק | khatzadik | as the righteous [person] | H6662 → | 206 times |
| כָּרָשָׁ֑ע | karasha' | as the wicked [person] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| חָלִ֣לָה | chalilah | far be it | H2486 → | 21 times |
| לָּ֔ךְ | lakh | to <the> you | ||
| הֲשֹׁפֵט֙ | hashofet | ¿ [the] judge of | H8199 → | 202 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה | yaaseh | will he do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | mishpat | justice | H4941 → | 422 times |
חָלִ֨לָהfar be it
chalilahH2486 →21 times
לְּךָ֜to <the> you
lekha
מֵעֲשֹׂ֣ת׀from doing
measotH6213 →2628 times
כַּדָּבָ֣רaccording to the manner
kadavarH1697 →1440 times
הַזֶּ֗ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
לְהָמִ֤יתto put to death
lehamitH4191 →839 times
צַדִּיק֙[the] righteous
tzadikH6662 →206 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
רָשָׁ֔ע[the] wicked
rasha'H7563 →263 times
וְהָיָ֥הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
כַצַּדִּ֖יקas the righteous [person]
khatzadikH6662 →206 times
כָּרָשָׁ֑עas the wicked [person]
karasha'H7563 →263 times
חָלִ֣לָהfar be it
chalilahH2486 →21 times
לָּ֔ךְto <the> you
lakh
הֲשֹׁפֵט֙¿ [the] judge of
hashofetH8199 →202 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
יַעֲשֶׂ֖הwill he do
yaasehH6213 →2628 times
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃justice
mishpatH4941 →422 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
it leads to
- Psalms 18:30–31
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 92:15
to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
- Isaiah 26:4
Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- Psalms 18:2
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in…
- Psalms 18:30–31
Through
Job 8:20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
it leads to
- Job 4:7
Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?
- Job 4:7
Through
Psalms 58:11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
it leads to
- Psalms 67:4
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
- Isaiah 3:10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- Psalms 67:4
Where this verse is studied
By subject
Judgment35 verses
Justice34 verses
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.