22The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord .


In Context

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 .

23 Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?

Genesis 18:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:22And they turned themselves from thence, and went their way to Sodom: but Abraham as yet stood before the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:22And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:22And the men turned thence, and went towards Sodom; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:22And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went towards Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:22The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:22and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:22And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.