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Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

Genesis 18:16

In 11 translations

BSB
When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
KJV
¶ And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
WEB
The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.
ASV
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
LSV
And the men rise from there, and look on the face of Sodom, and Abraham is going with them to send them away;
YLT
And the men rise from thence, and look on the face of Sodom, and Abraham is going with them to send them away;
DBY
And the men rose up thence, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to conduct them.
DRC
And when the men rose up from thence, they turned their eyes towards Sodom: and Abraham walked with them, bringing them on the way.
GNV
Afterwarde the men did rise vp from thence and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
JPS
And the men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
LXXE
And the men having risen up from thence looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha. And Abraam went with them, attending them on their journey.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ מִשָּׁם֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י סְדֹ֑ם וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הֹלֵ֥ךְ עִמָּ֖ם לְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Ἐξαναστάντες δὲ ἐκεῖθεν οἱ ἄνδρες κατέβλεψαν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον Σοδόμων καὶ Γομόῤῥας. Ἁβραὰμ δὲ συνεπορεύετο μετʼ αὐτῶν, συμπροπέμπων αὐτούς.

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  • Acts 21:5But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
  • 3 John 1:6They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
  • Acts 20:38They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
  • Acts 15:3Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
  • Romans 15:24I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.

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