20 Then the Lord said, “Because (A)the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, 21 (B)I will go down to see whether they have done altogether[a] according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, (C)I will know.”

Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

22 (D)So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham (E)still stood before the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:21 Or they deserve destruction; Hebrew they have made a complete end

20 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom(A) and Gomorrah is so great(B) and their sin so grievous(C) 21 that I will go down(D) and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”

22 The men(E) turned away and went toward Sodom,(F) but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[a](G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:22 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition but the Lord remained standing before Abraham