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Genesis 18:21-23
English Standard Version
Genesis 18:21-23
English Standard Version
21 (A)I will go down to see whether they have done altogether[a] according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, (B)I will know.”
Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
22 (C)So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham (D)still stood before the Lord. 23 Then Abraham drew near and said, (E)“Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
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- Genesis 18:21 Or they deserve destruction; Hebrew they have made a complete end
Genesis 18:21-23
New International Version
Genesis 18:21-23
New International Version
21 that I will go down(A) 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(B) turned away and went toward Sodom,(C) but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[a](D) 23 Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?(E)
Footnotes
- Genesis 18:22 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition but the Lord remained standing before Abraham
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