20And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;


In Context

17 And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;

18 seeing that Abraham had surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

20 And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

22 And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.

Genesis 18:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:20Then the Lord said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:20And the Lord said: The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha is multiplied, and their sin is become exceedingly grievous.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grievous,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20Yahweh said, |Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20And Jehovah saith, 'The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah — because great; and their sin — because exceeding grievous:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;