Genesis Chapter 18 verse 20 Holy Bible
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
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And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil,
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And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grievous,
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And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
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And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
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Yahweh said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
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And Jehovah saith, `The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah -- because great; and their sin -- because exceeding grievous:
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Literally, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah (cf. Genesis 4:10), because it is (not, it is indeed, Baumgarten, Keil) multiplied; the place of emphasis being conceded to the subject of discourse, viz., the cry of Sodom s wickedness. And because their sin is very great. Literally, and their sin, because it is heavy, i.e. abundant and heinous.
