The Meaning of Genesis 18:16 Explained

Genesis 18:16

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

YLT: And the men rise from thence, and look on the face of Sodom, and Abraham is going with them to send them away;

Darby: And the men rose up thence, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to conduct them.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 18:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 18:16-33 - Abraham Pleads For Sodom
Christ had visited Abraham's tent, but He did more. He trusted him with His secrets, and led him almost unconsciously to a degree of faith and prayer that was far beyond what he had hitherto attained. Abraham seemed to be driving the Blessed One from point to point, but as a matter of fact, he was being drawn forward. It was so with the woman of Syrophenicia. God's love and willingness to bless far exceeded Abraham's faith, and when he had gone as far as he dared the divine love went farther and saved Lot from the overthrow. We can never go into the realms of love and compassion, without finding the footsteps of the Redeemer. See Hebrews 10:22. Amid all the mysteries of God's moral government we must always believe that He is just and righteous. His throne is encircled by the rainbow, but it is founded in unimpeachable integrity. How low Abraham lay in his self-estimate! They who know most of God do not presume on their knowledge, but esteem themselves the least of saints. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 18

1  The Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels
9  Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son
16  The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham
23  Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants

What do the individual words in Genesis 18:16 mean?

And rose from there the men and looked - toward Sodom and Abraham went with them to send them
וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ מִשָּׁם֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ עַל־ פְּנֵ֣י סְדֹ֑ם וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הֹלֵ֥ךְ עִמָּ֖ם לְשַׁלְּחָֽם

וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ  And  rose 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
מִשָּׁם֙  from  there 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים  the  men 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ  and  looked 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁקַף  
Sense: to overlook, look down or out, overhang, look out and down.
עַל־  - 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פְּנֵ֣י  toward 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
סְדֹ֑ם  Sodom 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: סְדֹם  
Sense: a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment.
וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם  and  Abraham 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַבְרָהָם  
Sense: friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God’s elective covenant.
הֹלֵ֥ךְ  went 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
עִמָּ֖ם  with  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
לְשַׁלְּחָֽם  to  send  them 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.

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