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Genesis 18:22

AbrahamSodom

20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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

    And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

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  • 1 Timothy 2:1

    I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

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  • Acts 7:55

    But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

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  • Ezekiel 22:30

    And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

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  • Jeremiah 18:20

    Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

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  • Psalms 106:23

    Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

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  • Genesis 18:1–2

    And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

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  • Jeremiah 15:1

    Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

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