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


In Context

17 and Jehovah said, 'Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,

18 and Abraham certainly becometh a nation great and mighty, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth?

19 for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

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

21 I go down now, and see whether according to its cry which is coming unto Me they have done completely — and if not — I know;'

22 and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing 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 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 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;