Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the men departed thence and went to Sodomward. But Abraham stood yet before the LORD,
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
Holman Bible
The men turned from there and went toward Sodom
International Standard Version
Then two of the men turned away from there and walked toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing in the presence of the LORD.
A Conservative Version
And the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham yet stood before LORD.
American Standard Version
And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.
Amplified
Now the [two] men (angelic beings) turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.
Darby Translation
And the men turned thence, and went towards Sodom; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
And the men will turn back from thence, and will go forth to Sodom: and Abraham stood yet before the face of Jehovah.
King James 2000
And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom. And Abraham [was] still standing before Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
And the men turned their faces away from there, and went toward Sodom. But Abraham still stood before Jehovah.
NET Bible
The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
And the men turned from thence, and went their way, towards Sodom, - but, Yahweh was yet standing before Abraham.
Webster
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went towards Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
World English Bible
The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah.
Themes
holy Boldness » Exemplified » Abraham
Condescension of God » Enters into covenant with abraham
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » Abraham
Interlinear
Panah
Yalak
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 18:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham Intercedes For Sodom
21 I will go down and see whether they have done altogether according to that cry which is come unto me or not, that I may know." 22 And the men departed thence and went to Sodomward. But Abraham stood yet before the LORD, 23 and drew near and said, "Wilt thou destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Cross References
Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even. And Lot sat at the gate of the city. And Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself to the ground with his face.
Psalm 106:23
So he said he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in that gap; to turn away his wrathful indignation, lest he should destroy them.
Jeremiah 18:20
Do they not recompense evil for good, when they dig a pit for my soul? Remember, how that I stood before thee, to speak for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
Genesis 18:1-2
And the LORD appeared unto him in the oak grove of Mamre as he sat in his tent door in the heat of the day.
Genesis 18:16
Then the men stood up from thence and looked toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then spake the LORD unto me, and said, "Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet have I no heart to this people. Drive them away, that they may go out of my sight.
Ezekiel 22:30
And I sought in the land for a man, that would make up the hedge, and set himself in the gap before me in the lands behalf, that I should not utterly destroy it: but I could find none.
Acts 7:55
But he, being full of the holy ghost, looked up steadfastly with his eyes into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the righthand of God,
1 Timothy 2:1
I exhort therefore that above all things, prayers, supplications, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be had for all men: