Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
The LORD also said, "How great is the disapproval of Sodom and Gomorrah! Their sin is so very serious!
New American Standard Bible
And the Lord said, “
King James Version
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Holman Bible
Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
A Conservative Version
And LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Amplified
And the Lord said, “The outcry [of the sin] of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil,
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grievous,
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will say, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah became great, and because their sin was exceedingly heavy,
King James 2000
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Yahweh said, "Because the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah [is] great and because their sin [is] very {serious},
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD said, "The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is exceeding grievous.
NET Bible
So the Lord said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant
New Heart English Bible
The LORD said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
The Emphasized Bible
So Yahweh said, The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah, because it hath become great, - And their sin, because it hath become exceeding grievous,
Webster
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
World English Bible
Yahweh said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith, 'The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah -- because great; and their sin -- because exceeding grievous:
Interlinear
Chatta'ah
M@`od
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 18:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham's Bargain With God
19 Indeed, I've made myself known to him in order that he may encourage his sons and his household that is born after him to keep the way of the LORD, and to do what is right and just, so that the LORD may bring about for Abraham what he has promised." 20 The LORD also said, "How great is the disapproval of Sodom and Gomorrah! Their sin is so very serious! 21 I'm going down to see whether they've acted according to the protests that have reached me. If not, I wish to know."
Cross References
Genesis 19:13
because we're going to destroy it. Their outcry has come to the attention of the LORD, so he sent us here to destroy it!"
Genesis 4:10
"What did you do?" God asked. "Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
Isaiah 3:9
"The expressions on their faces give them away. They parade their sin around like Sodom; they don't even try to hide it. How horrible it will be for them, because they have brought disaster on themselves!"
James 5:4
Look! The wages that you kept back from the workers who harvested your fields are shouting out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of Sodom were particularly evil and sinful in their defiance of the LORD.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden in which he delights. He looked for justice, but saw only bloodshed; he searched for righteousness, but heard only an outcry!
Jeremiah 14:7
LORD,even though our iniquities testify against us, do something for the sake of your name. Indeed, our apostasies are many, and we have sinned against you.
Ezekiel 16:49-50
Look! This was the sin of your sister Sodom and her daughters: Pride, too much food, undisturbed peace, and failure to help the poor and needy.