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Then the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםgot upוַיָּקֻמוּfrom thereמִשָּׁםand looked downוַיַּשְׁקִפוּtowardעַל פְּנֵיSodom;סְדֹםand Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָםwas walkingהֹלֵךְwith themעִמָּםto send them on their way.לְשַׁלְּחָם
Genesis 18:16
Study it in the app“Then the men got up from there and looked down toward Sodom; and Abraham was walking with them to send them on their way.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 18:16, word by word
- Then the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- got upיָּקֻמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- and looked downיַּשְׁקִפוּyashkifu
look down
Look down from above, look out (of a window).
Where else “yashkifu” appears- towardפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- Sodomסְדֹםsedom
Sodom
See it on the mapWhere else “sedom” appears- and Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- was walkingהֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears- to send them on their wayשַׁלְּחָshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears
Places in this verse
Sodom ?
Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.
Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).
The context
15But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
16 · This verse (above)
17YHWH said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing,
To study Genesis 18 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when he saw the three men, and what did they announce about Sarah (vv. 2-10)?
2. What it means
What does the question “Is anything too difficult for YHWH?” teach (v. 14)?
3. How I live it
Whom can you welcome this week to your home or table with Abraham’s generosity?