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Genesis 18:20-22
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 18:20-22
Lexham English Bible
20 Then Yahweh said, “Because the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin is very serious,[a] 21 I will go down and I will see. Have they done altogether according to its cry of distress which has come to me? If not, I will know.”
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
22 And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom. And Abraham was still standing before Yahweh.
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- Genesis 18:20 Literally “heavy”
Genesis 18:20-22
New International Version
Genesis 18:20-22
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 18:22 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition but the Lord remained standing before Abraham
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