21 (A)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, (B)I will know.”

22 Then the men turned away from there (C)and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. 23 And Abraham (D)came near and said, (E)“Would You also (F)destroy the (G)righteous with the wicked?

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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)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:22 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition but the Lord remained standing before Abraham