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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. 23 And Abraham drew near to Yahweh and said, “Will you also sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

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21 that I will go down(A) 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(B) turned away and went toward Sodom,(C) but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[a](D) 23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?(E)

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Footnotes

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