Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. New Living Translation The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the LORD remained with Abraham. English Standard Version So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD. Berean Standard Bible And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. King James Bible And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. New King James Version Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD. New American Standard Bible Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD. NASB 1995 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD. NASB 1977 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before Yahweh. Amplified Bible Now the [two] men (angelic beings) turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. Christian Standard Bible The men turned from there and went toward Sodom while Abraham remained standing before the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible The men turned from there and went toward Sodom while Abraham remained standing before the LORD. American Standard Version And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah. Contemporary English Version The men turned and started toward Sodom. But the LORD stayed with Abraham. English Revised Version And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation From there the men turned and went on toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing in front of the LORD. Good News Translation Then the two men left and went on toward Sodom, but the LORD remained with Abraham. 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. Majority Standard Bible And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. 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 remained standing before God. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the men turn from there, and go toward Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before YHWH. Young's Literal Translation and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation And the men will turn back from thence, and will go forth to Sodom: and Abraham stood yet before the face of Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they turned themselves from thence, and went their way to Sodom: but Abraham as yet stood before the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version And they turned themselves from there, and they went toward Sodom. Yet in truth, Abraham still stood in the sight of the Lord. New American Bible As the men turned and walked on toward Sodom, Abraham remained standing before the LORD. New Revised Standard Version So the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing before the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo the men turned from there and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the men turned from there and they went to Sadom, and Abraham was still standing before LORD JEHOVAH. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraam was still standing before the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abraham Begs for Sodom…21I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.” 22And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. 23Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?… Cross References Genesis 19:1 Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, Genesis 13:12-13 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom. / But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD. Genesis 19:27-29 Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD. / He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace. / So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived. Genesis 13:18 So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD. Genesis 14:12 They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom. Genesis 19:17 As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!” Genesis 19:24-25 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground. Genesis 19:13 because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.” Genesis 19:16 But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them. Genesis 19:15 At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” Genesis 19:4-5 Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. / They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!” Genesis 19:10-11 But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. / And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door. Genesis 19:6-8 Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. / “Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing! / Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.” Genesis 19:14 So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking. Genesis 19:26 But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. Treasury of Scripture And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. the men. Genesis 18:2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, Genesis 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; stood. Genesis 18:1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; Psalm 106:23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. Jeremiah 15:1 Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. Jump to Previous Abraham Faces Sodom Standing Stood Thence Towards Turn Turned Turning WaitingJump to Next Abraham Faces Sodom Standing Stood Thence Towards Turn Turned Turning WaitingGenesis 18 1. The Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels.9. Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son. 16. The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham. 23. Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants. So the men turned away from there This phrase refers to the two angels who were accompanying the LORD during His visit to Abraham. The Hebrew word for "men" here is "אֲנָשִׁים" (anashim), which can mean men or angels, depending on the context. In this narrative, they are divine messengers. The act of turning away signifies a deliberate movement towards their mission in Sodom, highlighting the urgency and seriousness of the impending judgment. This moment underscores the dual nature of divine encounters—both intimate and purposeful. and went toward Sodom but Abraham remained standing before the LORD CHAPTER 18:23-33 Hebrew And [the two] menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person turned וַיִּפְנ֤וּ (way·yip̄·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look away מִשָּׁם֙ (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither and went וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk toward Sodom, סְדֹ֑מָה (sə·ḏō·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5467: Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea but Abraham וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם (wə·’aḇ·rā·hām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation remained עוֹדֶ֥נּוּ (‘ō·w·ḏen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more standing עֹמֵ֖ד (‘ō·mêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Genesis 18:22 NIVGenesis 18:22 NLT Genesis 18:22 ESV Genesis 18:22 NASB Genesis 18:22 KJV Genesis 18:22 BibleApps.com Genesis 18:22 Biblia Paralela Genesis 18:22 Chinese Bible Genesis 18:22 French Bible Genesis 18:22 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 18:22 The men turned from there and went (Gen. 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