Genesis 18:20 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And Jehovah saith, `The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah -- because great; and their sin -- because exceeding grievous:
English ASV
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
English Amplified
And the Lord said, Because the shriek [of the sins] of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is exceedingly grievous,
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And the Lord said, Because the shriek [of the sins] of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is exceedingly grievous,
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grievous,
English EASY 2024
So the Lord said to Abraham, ‘I have heard how wicked the people in Sodom and Gomorrah are. Everybody says that their sins are very bad.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Then the Lord said, "I have heard many times that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are very evil.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Then the LORD said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Then the Lord said to Abraham, “There are terrible accusations against Sodom and Gomorrah, and their sin is very great.
English God's Word - GW 1995
So the Lord told Abraham, "I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are extremely evil, and that everything they do is wicked.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
English KJV 1611
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
English LSB
So Yahweh said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave,
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
And the LORD said, "The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Then the LORD said: "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great, and their sin so grave,
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
So the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The Lord said, "The cries against Sodom and Gomorrah are very great. Their sin is so bad
English NIV
Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
English NKJ 1982
And the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave,
English NLT
So the LORD told Abraham, "I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are extremely evil, and that everything they do is wicked.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Then the LORD said, "How great is the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their sin!
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Yahweh explained to Abraham, “The outcry for justice against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
So the Lord told Abraham, “I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are utterly evil, and that everything they do is wicked.
English Tyndale 1537
And the LORD said: The cry of Sodom and Gomorra is great, and their sin is exceeding grievous.