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


In Context

17 Then the Lord said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?

18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.

19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."

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

21 that I will go down 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 turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord .

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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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