19:27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went 1 to the place where he had stood before the Lord. 19:28 He looked out toward 2 Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. 3 As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace. 4
1 tn The words “and went” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “upon the face of.”
3 tn Or “all the land of the plain”; Heb “and all the face of the land of the circle,” referring to the “circle” or oval area of the Jordan Valley.
4 tn Heb “And he saw, and look, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.”