11 translations · Hebrew
Genesis 18:19
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
Genesis 18:19 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
- KJV King James Version
- For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- For I have known him, that he commands his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of YHWH), to do righteousness and judgment, that YHWH may bring on Abraham that which He has spoken concerning him.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I've chosen him so that he will teach his sons and their families to follow the way of the Lord by doing what is right and good, so that I, the Lord, can do for Abraham what I promised.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they will keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For I know that he will command his children, and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord, and do judgment and justice: that for Abraham’s sake the Lord may bring to effect all the things he hath spoken unto him.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | kî | For | H3588 כִּי for |
| יְדַעְתִּ֗יו | yə·ḏa‘·tîw | I have chosen | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| לְמַעַן֩ | lə·ma·‘an | him | H4616 מַ֫עַן because |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | so that | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| יְצַוֶּ֜ה | yə·ṣaw·weh | he will command | H6680 צָוָה to command |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| בָּנָ֤יו | bā·nāw | his children | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | and | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| בֵּיתוֹ֙ | bê·ṯōw | his household | H1004 בֵּית place |
| אַחֲרָ֔יו | ’a·ḥă·rāw | after him | H310 אַחַר after |
| וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ | wə·šā·mə·rū | to keep | H8104 שָׁמַר to keep: obey |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de·reḵ | the way | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | by doing | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| צְדָקָ֖ה | ṣə·ḏā·qāh | what is right | H6666 צְדָקָה righteousness |
| וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט | ū·miš·pāṭ | and just | H4941 מִשְׁפָּט justice: judgement |
| לְמַ֗עַן | lə·ma·‘an | in order that | H4616 מַ֫עַן because |
| הָבִ֤יא | hā·ḇî | may bring | H935 בּוֹא to come (in): come |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | upon | H5921 עַל upon |
| אַבְרָהָ֔ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Abraham | H85 אַבְרָהָם Abraham |
| אֵ֥ת | ’êṯ | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | what | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| דִּבֶּ֖ר | dib·ber | He has promised | H1696 דָבַר to speak: speak |
| עָלָֽיו׃ | ‘ā·lāw | — | H5921 עַל upon |
Related verses
- 1 Timothy 3:4–5
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence; (but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)
- Deuteronomy 6:6–7
These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
- Deuteronomy 4:9–10
Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children; the day that you stood before Yahweh your God in Horeb, when Yahweh said to me, “Assemble the people to me, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
- Ephesians 6:4
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- 2 Timothy 3:15
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
- Proverbs 6:20–22
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them continually on your heart. Tie them around your neck. When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
- Deuteronomy 32:46
He said to them, “Set your heart to all the words which I testify to you today, which you shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
- Deuteronomy 11:19–21
You shall teach them to your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall write them on the door posts of your house, and on your gates; that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- Psalm 11:4
Yahweh is in his holy temple. Yahweh is on his throne in heaven. His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
17 Yahweh said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
18 since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
20 Yahweh said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
21 I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know.”
Read all of Genesis 18 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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