Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before Yahweh.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
- BSB Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.
- NKJV And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord.
- NASB Now Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord;
- NLT Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the Lord’s presence.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Hab 2:1I will stand at my watch, and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
- Ps 5:3Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
- Heb 2:1Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.
- Ezek 16:49–50“‘“Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
- Gen 18:22–33The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before Yahweh.
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