World English Bible
"The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh."
— Genesis 18:22, World English Bible
“And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.”
“And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah. ”
“The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the LORD.”
“And they turned themselves from thence, and went their way to Sodom: but Abraham as yet stood before the Lord.”
“And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.”
“And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.”
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?
What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?
Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"