18:20 So the Lord said, “The outcry against 2 Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant 3
1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the four victorious kings, see v. 9) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “the outcry of Sodom,” which apparently refers to the outcry for divine justice from those (unidentified persons) who observe its sinful ways.
3 tn Heb “heavy.”
3 tn The disjunctive clause signals the beginning of the next scene and highlights God’s action.
4 tn Or “burning sulfur” (the traditional “fire and brimstone”).
5 tn Heb “from the