Genesis 18 · Verse 33

Genesis 18:33

And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Genesis 18:33, King James Version

Genesis 18:33 in other translations

BSBWhen the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
WEBThe LORD went his way as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
ASVAnd Jehovah went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
YLTAnd Jehovah goeth on, when He hath finished speaking unto Abraham, and Abraham hath turned back to his place.
DARBYAnd Jehovah went away when he had ended speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.
BBEAnd the Lord went on his way when his talk with Abraham was ended, and Abraham went back to his place.
WebsterAnd the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned to his place.

What does Genesis 18:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
33. the Lord ... left communing ... and Abraham returned unto his place--Why did Abraham cease to carry his intercessions farther? Either because he fondly thought that he was now sure of the cities being preserved (Lu 13:9), or because the Lord restrained his mind from further intercession (Jr 7:16; 11:14). But there were not ten "righteous persons." There was only one, and he might without injustice have perished in the general overthrow (Ec 9:2). But a difference is sometimes made, and on this occasion the grace of God was manifested in a signal manner for the sake of Abraham. What a blessing to be connected with a saint of God!

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 18:23-33

Here is the first solemn prayer upon record in the Bible; and it is a prayer for the sparing of Sodom. Abraham prayed earnestly that Sodom might be spared, if but a few righteous persons should be found in it. Come and learn from Abraham what compassion we should feel for sinners, and how earnestly we should pray for them. We see here that the effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Abraham…

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Genesis 18:33 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.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
כִּלָּ֔הki.Lahhe had finishedH3615
לְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.Berto speakH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85
וְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.Hamand AbrahamH85
שָׁ֥בshavhe returnedH7725
לִמְקֹמֽוֹ\׃lim.ko.Moto place hisH4725

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

Cross references for Genesis 18:33

  • Genesis 32:26

    And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

  • Genesis 18:22

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

  • 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 31:55

    And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And the.
16,22; 32:26
and Abraham.
31:55

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Context

  • Genesis 18:32

    And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.

  • Genesis 18:33

    And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

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Genesis 18:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y fuése Jehová, luego que acabó de hablar á Abraham: y Abraham se volvió á su lugar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel s’en alla quand il eut achevé de parler à Abraham; et Abraham s’en retourna en son lieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova ging weg, als er mit Abraham ausgeredet hatte; und Abraham kehrte zurück an seinen Ort.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Abiitque Dominus, postquam cessavit loqui ad Abraham: et ille reversus est in locum suum.