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


In Context

17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

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

19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they will keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

20 And the LORD 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 to me; and if not, I will know.

22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went towards Sodom: but Abraham stood yet 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 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 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 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;