World English Bible
"Yahweh said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,"
— Genesis 18:20, World English Bible
“And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;”
“And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; ”
“So the LORD said,“The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant”
“And the Lord said: The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha is multiplied, and their sin is become exceedingly grievous.”
“And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil,”
“And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;”
Yahweh said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
since Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
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."
Yahweh said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
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."
The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.
Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?