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Genesis 18:21–22

21 “I will ago down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”

22 Then athe men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before bthe Lord.

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Genesis 18:21–22 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 that I will go down 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 turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.

Genesis 18:21–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 I will go down to 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, but Abraham still stood before the Lord.

Genesis 18:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Genesis 18:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”

22 The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the Lord remained with Abraham.

Genesis 18:21–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.”

22 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord.

Genesis 18:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 I will go down and see if they are as bad as I have heard. If not, I will know.”

22 So the men turned and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood there before the Lord.

Genesis 18:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.

Genesis 18:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me; and if not, I will know it. 22 And the men turned thence, and went towards Sodom; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah.

Genesis 18:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 I must go down and see whether these complaints are true. If not, I will know it.” 

22 From there the men turned and went on toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing in front of the Lord.

Genesis 18:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 I will go down to see if what they have done justifies the cry that has come up to Me. If not, I will find out.”

22 The men turned from there and went toward Sodom while Abraham remained standing before the Lord.

Genesis 18:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

Genesis 18:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.”

22 And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom. And Abraham was still standing before Yahweh.

Genesis 18:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 that I will go down and see for myself. I want to see if what they have done is as bad as the cries that have reached me. If it is not, then I will know.”

22 The men turned away. They went toward Sodom. But Abraham remained standing in front of the Lord.


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