Genesis 18:22
Strong's Lexicon
And [the two] men
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

turned
וַיִּפְנ֤וּ (way·yip̄·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6437: 1) to turn 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn toward or from or away 1a2) to turn and do 1a3) to turn, decline (of day) 1a4) to turn toward, approach (of evening) 1a5) to turn and look, look, look back or at or after or for 1b) (Piel) to turn away, put out of the way, make clear, clear away 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to turn 1c2) to make a turn, show signs of turning, turn back 1d) (Hophal) to be turned back

away
מִשָּׁם֙ (miš·šām)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time)

and went
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

toward Sodom,
סְדֹ֑מָה (sə·ḏō·māh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5467: Sodom = 'burning' 1) a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment

but Abraham
וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם (wə·’aḇ·rā·hām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham = 'father of a multitude' or 'chief of multitude' 1) friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant

remained
עוֹדֶ֥נּוּ (‘ō·w·ḏen·nū)
Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5750: subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides

standing
עֹמֵ֖ד (‘ō·mêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The men turned from there and went toward Sodom while Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD.

King James Bible
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

New Living Translation
The other men turned and headed toward Sodom, but the LORD remained with Abraham.

English Standard Version
So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The men turned from there and went toward Sodom while Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

International Standard Version
Then two of the men turned away from there and walked toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing in the presence of the LORD.

NET Bible
The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the LORD.

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

English Revised Version
And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah.
















Cross References
Genesis 18:1
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

Genesis 18:2
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Genesis 18:16
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

Genesis 18:17
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 19:27
And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 18:21
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 18:20
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

Genesis 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 18:23
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
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