Genesis 18 · Verse 22

Genesis 18:22

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
Genesis 18:22, King James Version

Genesis 18:22 in other translations

BSBAnd the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
WEBThe men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
ASVAnd the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.
YLTand the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah.
DARBYAnd the men turned thence, and went towards Sodom; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah.
BBEAnd the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.
WebsterAnd the men turned their faces from thence, and went towards Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

What does Genesis 18:22 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 And the men turned their faces - That is, the two angels who accompanied Jehovah were now sent towards Sodom; while the third, who is called the Lord or Jehovah, remained with Abraham for the purpose of teaching him the great usefulness and importance of faith and prayer.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 18:16-22

The two who are supposed to have been created angels went toward Sodom. The one who is called Jehovah throughout the chapter, continued with Abraham, and would not hide from him the thing he intended to do. Though God long forbears with sinners, from which they fancy that the Lord does not see, and does not regard; yet when the day of his wrath comes, he will look toward them. The Lord will give Abraham an…

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Genesis 18:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּפְנ֤וּvai.yif.Nuand they turned awayH6437
מִשָּׁם֙mi.Shamfrom thereH8033
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
סְדֹ֑מָהse.Do.mahSodom towardsH5467
וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.Hamand AbrahamH85
עוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nustill [was] heH5750
עֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedstandingH5975
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 18:22

  • 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;

  • 1 Timothy 2:1

    I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

  • Acts 7:55

    But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

  • Ezekiel 22:30

    And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

  • Jeremiah 18:20

    Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

  • Psalms 106:23

    Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

  • Genesis 18:1-2

    And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 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,

  • Jeremiah 15:1

    Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the men.
2; 19:1
stood.The two, whom we suppose to have been created angels, departed at this time; and accordingly two entered Sodom at evening: while the one, called Jehovah throughout the chapter, continued with Abraham, who "stood yet before the Lord." --Scott.
1; Ps 106:23; Jer 15:1; 18:20; Eze 22:30; Ac 7:55; 1Ti 2:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 18:22

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

  • Genesis 18:23

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

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Genesis 18:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y apartáronse de allí los varones, y fueron hacia Sodoma: mas Abraham estaba aún delante de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les hommes se détournèrent de là, et ils allaient vers Sodome; et Abraham se tenait encore devant l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Männer wandten sich von dannen und gingen nach Sodom; Abraham aber blieb noch vor Jehova stehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Converteruntque se inde, et abierunt Sodomam: Abraham vero adhuc stabat coram Domino.