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


In Context

17 Yahweh said, |Will I hide from Abraham what I do,

18 since Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will 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 Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.|

20 Yahweh 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 their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know.|

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

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 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 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;