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Genesis 18:20-22
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Genesis 18:20-22
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
20 Then the Lord said, “How great is the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their sin! 21 I must go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me; and if not, I will know.”
22 So the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[a]
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- Genesis 18:22 Another ancient tradition reads while the Lord remained standing before Abraham
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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