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Genesis 18:22

AbrahamSodom

20 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,

21 I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”

And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

23 Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

24 What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

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BSB
And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
KJV
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
WEB
The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
ASV
And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.
DARBY
And the men turned thence, and went towards Sodom; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah.
BLB
And the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, and Abraham still stood before YHWH.
ÅB
Så vendte mennene seg derfra og gikk til Sodoma, men Abraham ble stående for Herrens åsyn.
OTB
Mennene vendte seg og dro mot Sodoma, mens Abraham ble stående i Herrens nærvær.
B1930
Så vendte mennene sig derfra og gikk til Sodoma, men Abraham blev stående for Herrens åsyn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 19:1

    Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,

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  • 1 Timothy 2:1

    First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

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  • Acts 7:55

    But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

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  • Ezekiel 22:30

    I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.

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  • Jeremiah 18:20

    Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.

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  • Psalms 106:23

    So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

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  • Genesis 18:1–2

    Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.

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  • Jeremiah 15:1

    Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.

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