[18:21] 1 tn The cohortative indicates the
[18:21] sn I must go down. The descent to “see” Sodom is a bold anthropomorphism, stressing the careful judgment of God. The language is reminiscent of the
[18:21] 2 tn Heb “[if] according to the outcry that has come to me they have done completely.” Even the
[18:21] 3 sn The short phrase if not provides a ray of hope and inspires Abraham’s intercession.