²⁰Then the Lord said, “Because ^fthe outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, ²¹^gI will go down to see whether they have done altogether⁷ according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, ^hI will know.”

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Footnotes

7Or they deserve destruction; Hebrew they have made a complete end

Cross references

fch. 4:10; 19:13; [Isa. 3:9; Ezek. 16:49, 50; James 5:4]
gch. 11:5, 7; Ex. 3:8
h Josh. 22:22

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious. 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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

So the Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant. I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Yahweh said, “Because the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin is very serious, 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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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