When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
- KJV And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
- NKJV So the Lord went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.
- NASB As soon as He had finished speaking to Abraham the Lord departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
- NLT When the Lord had finished his conversation with Abraham, he went on his way, and Abraham returned to his tent.
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Quick answer
The LORD departs once the conversation ends, and Abraham returns home.
Overview
The intercession concludes; God has heard Abraham fully and now proceeds to act justly. Abraham has done all a faithful intercessor can do, leaving the outcome with the righteous Judge. The scene transitions to the unfolding judgment, which will yet remember Abraham's plea (19:29).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Gen 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
- Gen 18:22And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
- Gen 18:16When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
- Gen 31:55Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
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