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Genesis 18:21–22

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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.
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
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From verse 21

  1. Exodus 3:8Rank 1 from verse 21
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    8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

  2. Genesis 11:5Rank 2 from verse 21
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    5And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

  3. Joshua 22:22Rank 3 from verse 21
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    22The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)

  4. Deuteronomy 13:3Rank 4 from verse 21
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    3Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

  5. Deuteronomy 8:2Rank 5 from verse 21
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    2And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

  6. Exodus 33:5Rank 6 from verse 21
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    5For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.

  7. Genesis 11:7Rank 7 from verse 21
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    7Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

  8. Jeremiah 17:10Rank 8 from verse 21
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    10I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

  9. Luke 16:15Rank 9 from verse 21
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    15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  10. Micah 1:3Rank 10 from verse 21
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    3For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

  11. Psalms 139:1–24Rank 11 from verse 21
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    1O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

    2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

    3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

    4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

    5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

    6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

    7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

    8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

    9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

    10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

    11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

    12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

    13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

    14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

    15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

    16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

    17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

    18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

    19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

    20For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

    21Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

    22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

    23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

    24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

  12. Zephaniah 1:12Rank 12 from verse 21
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    12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.

  13. 1 Thessalonians 4:16Rank 13 from verse 21
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    16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

  14. 2 Corinthians 11:11Rank 14 from verse 21
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    11Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

  15. Hebrews 4:13Rank 15 from verse 21
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    13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  16. Jeremiah 17:1Rank 16 from verse 21
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    1THE sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

  17. Job 34:22Rank 17 from verse 21
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    22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

  18. John 6:38Rank 18 from verse 21
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    38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

  19. Psalms 90:8Rank 19 from verse 21
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    8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

From verse 22

  1. Genesis 19:1Rank 1 from verse 22
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    1AND 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;

  2. 1 Timothy 2:1Rank 2 from verse 22
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    1I EXHORT therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

  3. Acts 7:55Rank 3 from verse 22
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    55But 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,

  4. Ezekiel 22:30Rank 4 from verse 22
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    30And 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.

  5. Jeremiah 18:20Rank 5 from verse 22
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    20Shall 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.

  6. Psalms 106:23Rank 6 from verse 22
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    23Therefore 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.

  7. Genesis 18:1–2Rank 7 from verse 22
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    1AND the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

    2And 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,

  8. Jeremiah 15:1Rank 8 from verse 22
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    1THEN 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.

  9. Genesis 18:16Rank 9 from verse 22
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    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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Genesis 18:21

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cry

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1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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Genesis 18:22

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turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

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COMBINED MEANING

thence

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From that place, position, point, or source; away from there.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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Sodom

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The city of Sodom near the Dead Sea, destroyed in the judgment recorded in Genesis.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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18:16¶ And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

18:17And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

18:18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

18:19For 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.

18:20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

18:21I 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.

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

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