Genesis 18:19 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁹ “For I have known him, so that he commands his children and his household after him, to guard the way of יהוה, to do righteousness and right-ruling, so that יהוה brings to Aḇraham what He has spoken to him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ For I have known (chosen, acknowledged) him [as My own], so that he may teach and command his children and the sons of his house after him to keep the way of the Lord and to do what is just and righteous, so that the Lord may bring Abraham what He has promised him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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 Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ I have formed a relationship with him so that he will instruct his children and his household after him. And they will keep to the LORD’s path, being moral and just so that the LORD can do for Abraham everything he said he would.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ For I know that he will instruct his sons, and his household after him, to keep to the way of the Lord, and to act with judgment and justice, so that, for the sake of Abraham, the Lord may bring about all the things that he has spoken to him."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ 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.

Genesis 18:19 Cross References

Genesis 12:2

“And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing!

Genesis 12:3

“And I shall bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you. And in you all the clans of the earth shall be blessed.”

Genesis 17:9

And Elohim said to Aḇraham, “As for you, guard My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.

Genesis 22:18

And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.

Genesis 35:2

And Ya‛aqoḇ said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign mighty ones that are among you, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments.

2 Samuel 22:22

“For I have guarded the ways of יהוה, And have not acted wrongly against my Elohim.

2 Samuel 7:20

“And what more does Dawiḏ say to You? For You, Master יהוה, know Your servant.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“As for you, my son Shelomoh, know the Elohim of your father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a pleasing life, for יהוה searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you do seek Him, He is found by you; but if you forsake Him, He rejects you forever.

2 Chronicles 14:3

and removed the slaughter-places of the stranger, and the high places, and broke down the pillars and cut down the Ashĕrim,

Nehemiah 9:7

“You are יהוה, the Elohim who chose Aḇram, and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Aḇraham,

Job 1:5

And it came to be, when the days of feasting had gone round, that Iyoḇ would send and set them apart, and he would rise early in the morning and offer ascending offerings – the number of them all – for Iyoḇ said, “It might be that my sons have sinned and cursed Elohim in their hearts.” This Iyoḇ always did.

Psalm 1:6

For יהוה knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wrong comes to naught.

Psalm 11:4

יהוה is in His set-apart Hĕḵal, The throne of יהוה is in the heavens. His eyes see, His eyelids examine the sons of men.

Psalm 34:15

Ayin The eyes of יהוה are on the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he turns not away from it.

Isaiah 38:19

“The living, the living – he is praising You, as I do this day. A father makes known Your truth to his children.

Leviticus 14:42

“And they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones, and take other mortar and plaster the house.

Amos 3:2

“You alone have I known of all the clans of the earth, therefore I punish you for all your crookednesses.”

Matthew 25:17

“In the same way, he with the two also, he gained two more.

John 10:14

“I am the good shepherd. And I know Mine, and Mine know Me,

John 21:17

He said to him the third time, “Shim‛on, son of Yonah, do you love Me?” Kĕpha was sad because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Master, You know all, You know that I love You.” יהושע said to him, “Feed My sheep.

Acts 27:31

Sha’ul said to the captain and the soldiers, “If these do not remain in the ship, it is impossible for you to be saved.”

Ephesians 6:4

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Master.

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said to them, “Set your heart on all the words with which I warn you today, so that you command your children to guard to do all the Words of this Torah.

1 Timothy 3:12

Let attendants be the husbands of only one wife, ruling children and their own houses well.

2 Timothy 1:5

For I recollect the sincere belief which is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunike, and I am persuaded is in you too.

2 Timothy 2:19

However, the solid foundation of Elohim stands firm, having this seal, “יהוה knows those who are His,” and, let everyone who names the Name of Messiah turn away from unrighteousness.

2 Timothy 3:15

and that from a babe you have known the Set-apart Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for deliverance through belief in Messiah יהושע.

Joshua 24:15

“And if it seems evil in your eyes to serve יהוה, choose for yourselves this day whom you are going to serve, whether the mighty ones which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the mighty ones of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But I and my house, we serve יהוה.”

Judges 13:12

And Manowaḥ said, “Now let Your words come true! What is to be the rule for the youth’s life and his work?”