Genesis 18:22 “And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remaine…”

Genesis 18:22

And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And the men turned thence and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stoode yet before the Lord.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.

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Cross references

“the men”

Genesis 19:1 Genesis 18:2

Genesis 19:1 · BSB

Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,

Genesis 18:2 · BSB

And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

“stood”

Ezekiel 22:30 Acts 7:55 1 Timothy 2:1 Psalm 106:23 Jeremiah 18:20 Jeremiah 15:1

Ezekiel 22:30 · BSB

I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.

Acts 7:55 · BSB

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

1 Timothy 2:1 · BSB

First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

Psalm 106:23 · BSB

So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

Jeremiah 18:20 · BSB

Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.

Jeremiah 15:1 · BSB

Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!

Also

Genesis 18:16

Genesis 18:16 · BSB

When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”

23Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Read Genesis 18