³³ And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

²² So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing before the Lord.^[a](A)

²⁶ Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.”^(A)

^55 [a]Early in the morning Laban rose up and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them; then he departed and returned home.^(A)

Judgment Pronounced on Sodom

¹⁶ Then the men set out from there, and they looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them to set them on their way.