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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.”(A)

22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[a](B) 23 Then Abraham came near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?(C)

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  1. 18.22 Or while the Lord remained standing before Abraham

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