Genesis 18:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 18:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 18:21 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 18:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
Genesis 18:21 — World English Bible
Genesis 18:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 18:21 — American Standard Version
Genesis 18:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I go down now, and see whether according to its cry which is coming unto Me they have done completely--and if not--I know;'”
Genesis 18:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 18:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come to me; and if not, I will know [it]. ”
Genesis 18:21 — Darby Translation
Genesis 18:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I will goe downe nowe, and see whether they haue done altogether according to that crie which is come vnto me: and if not, that I may knowe.”
Genesis 18:21 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 18:21 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And I will go down now and see if all that they have done is as the outcry came to me. And if not, I will know.””
Genesis 18:21 — The Living Sword
Genesis 18:21 in Context — 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.
20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
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.
22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
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What Does Genesis 18:21 Mean?
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