KJV ORIGINAL
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But the people of Sodom were extremely wicked and sinful in the LORD's eyes.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse tells us that the people living in Sodom were deeply evil and lived in ways that greatly offended God.
📚 Historical Context
This verse appears just after Lot chose to settle near Sodom, drawn by the fertile land of the Jordan valley. The author is setting up the moral context that will become crucial later in Genesis when God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah. At this point in the narrative, Abraham and Lot have just separated their households due to conflicts between their herdsmen.
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