KJV King James Version
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 18:22
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Genesis 18
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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.
22 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?
25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּפְנ֤וּH6437 · pa.nahto turnמִשָּׁם֙H8033 · shamthereהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםH582 · e.noshhumanוַיֵּלְכ֖וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentסְדֹ֑מָהH5467 · se.domSodomוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamעוֹדֶ֥נּוּH5750 · odstillעֹמֵ֖דH5975 · a.madto stand: standלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Genesis 19:1And 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;1 Timothy 2:1I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;Ezekiel 22:30And 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.Acts 7:55But 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,Psalm 106:23Therefore 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].Jeremiah 18:20Shall 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.Jeremiah 15:1Then 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.Genesis 18:1-2And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;Genesis 18:16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
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