Genesis 18:33

33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.

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Genesis 18:33 in Other Translations

KJV

33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

ESV

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

NLT

33 When the LORD had finished his conversation with Abraham, he went on his way, and Abraham returned to his tent.

MSG

33 When God finished talking with Abraham, he left. And Abraham went home.

CSB

33 When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned to his place.

Genesis 18:33 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 18:33

And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing
with Abraham
It is great and wonderful condescension for God to commune with a creature; it is an act of sovereignty how long he will continue to do so; communion with him always is not to be expected in this life; he communes for a while, and then leaves off and goes his way, see ( Jeremiah 14:8 ) ; the Son of God in an human form, as soon as he had done talking with Abraham, perhaps disappeared to him, and went his way to Sodom, for there we find him in the next chapter:

and Abraham returned unto his place;
to his tent in the plains of Mamre, waiting to observe or hear what would be the issue and event of things respecting Sodom and Gomorrah.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 18:33 In-Context

31 Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?” He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”

32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?” He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”

33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.