New American Standard Bible 1995

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Then the men rose up from there, and looked down toward Sodom; and Abraham was walking with them to send them off.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then the men man H376    
rose to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ vai·ya·ku·mu
up from there, there, thither Adverb H8033 מִשָּׁם֙ mi·sham
and looked down to overhang, look out or down Verb H8259 וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ vai·yash·ki·fu
toward upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
Sodom; a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea Noun H5467 סְדֹ֑ם se·dom;
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and Abraham "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nation Noun H85 וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם ve·'av·ra·ham,
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was walking to go, come, walk Verb H1980 הֹלֵ֥ךְ ho·lech
with them to send to send Verb H7971 לְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃ le·shal·le·cham.
them off.      

Locations

Sodom

SODOMsod'-um (cedhom; Sodoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see), destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Genesis 19:24). The wickedness of the city became proverbial. The sin of sodomy was an offense against nature frequently connected with idolatrous practices (see Rawlinson, History of Phoenicia). See SODOMITE. The fate of... View Details

People

Abraham

 The father of the Jewish nation. His original name was Abraham    Abraham  father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Genesis 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 in his native country of Chaldea. He then, with his father and his family and household, quitted the city of Ur, in which he had hitherto... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then the men rose up from there, and looked down toward Sodom; and Abraham was walking with them to send them off.
King James Bible Then And the men rose up from there, thence, and looked down toward Sodom; Sodom: and Abraham was walking went with them to send bring them off.on the way.
Hebrew Greek English Then the men rose up from there, and looked down toward Sodom; and Abraham was walking with them to send them off.