16 With Abraham walking with them to see them on their way, the men set out from there and looked down toward Sodom.
17 The Lord considered: Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,
18 now that he is to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth are to find blessing in him?
19 Indeed, I have singled him out that he may direct his children and his household in the future to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord may put into effect for Abraham the promises he made about him.
20 So the Lord said: The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great, and their sin so grave,
21 that I must go down to see whether or not their actions are as bad as the cry against them that comes to me. I mean to find out.
22 As the men turned and walked on toward Sodom, Abraham remained standing before the Lord.