Genesis 18:22

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
men	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
faces	וַיִּפְנ֤וּ vai.yif.Nu	H6437	to turn · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
Sodom	סְדֹ֑מָה se.Do.mah	H5467	Sedom · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
Abraham	וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם ve.'Av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
stood	עֹמֵ֖ד 'o.Med	H5975	to stand · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
yet	עוֹדֶ֥נּוּ o.De.nu	H5750	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
before	לִפְנֵ֥י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

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…
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:…
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 Go…
1 Timothy 2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
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 shoul…
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…
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;
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,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:16-22

The messengers from heaven had now despatched one part of their business, which was an errand of grace to Abraham and Sarah, and which they delivered first; but now they have before them work of another nature. Sodom is to be destroyed, and they must do it, Gen 19:13. Note, As with the Lord there is mercy, so he is the God to whom vengeance belongs. Pursuant to their commission, we here find, 1. That they looked towards Sodom (Gen 18:16); they set their faces against it in wrath, as God is said to look unto the host of the Egyptians, Exo 14:24. Note, Though God has long seemed to connive at sinners, from which they have inferred that the Lord does not see, does not regard, yet, when the day…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 18:21

I will go down . . . and see--language used after the manner of men. These cities were to be made examples to all future ages of God's severity; and therefore ample proof given that the judgment was neither rash nor excessive (Eze 18:23; Jer 18:7).

Adam Clarke on Genesis 18:22

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.

John Gill on Genesis 18:22

And the men turned their faces from thence,.... From the place to which Abraham brought them on; these were only two of them, for the third continued with Abraham: and went towards Sodom; and are the two angels said to come thither at evening, Genesis 19:1, but Abraham stood yet before the Lord; before the third person, whom Abraham now began to know more clearly; he stood before him with all reverence and humility, to hear what he had further to say to him, as well as to say something to him himself; he stood "yet", he continued to stand after the departure of the two angels that were gone to Sodom. Onkelos and Jonathan paraphrase it,"he ministered in prayer before the Lord.''

Dictionary and topics

Abraham — Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred…
Angel — A word signifying, both in the Hebrew and Greek, a “messenger,” and hence employed to denote any agent God sends forth to execute his purposes. It is used of an ordinary messenger (Job 1:14: 1 Sam.…
Angels — By the word “angels” (i.e. “messengers” of God) we ordinarily understand a race of spiritual beings of a nature exalted far above that of man, although infinitely removed from that of God—whose…
Communion — Fellowship with God (Gen. 18:17-33; Ex. 33:9-11; Num. 12:7, 8), between Christ and his people (John 14:23), by the Spirit (2 Cor. 13:14; Phil. 2:1), of believers with one another (Eph. 4:1-6). The…
Boldness, Holy · Exemplified: Abraham — Exemplified: Abraham
Communion · .Abraham — .Abraham
Condescension Of God · Enters into covenant with Abraham — Enters into covenant with Abraham
God · .To Abraham — .To Abraham
Religion · .Abraham — .Abraham
Sodom · Abraham’ s intercession for — Abraham’ s intercession for

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 18:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:16-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 18:21

Adam Clarke on Genesis 18:22

John Gill on Genesis 18:22

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 18:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:16-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 18:21

Adam Clarke on Genesis 18:22

John Gill on Genesis 18:22

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 18:22

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 18:21–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 18:22-33

Rashi on Genesis 18:11