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Genesis 18

1AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untohimbytheoaksofMamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471,ashesatH3427inthetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorH6607intheheatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527ofthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

2andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869andlookedH7200,and,lo,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324overagainsthim:andwhenhesawH7200them,heranH7323tomeetthemfromthetentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168doorH6607,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselftotheearthH776,

3andsaidH559,Mylordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,ifnowIhavefoundH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580inthysight,passתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674notawayH5674,Ipraythee,fromthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650:

4letnowalittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325befetched,andwashוְרַחֲצ֖וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364yourfeetH7272,andrestyourselvesunderthetreeהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086:

5andIwillfetchamorselH6595ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,andstrengthen yeyourheartלִבְּכֶם֙li.be.KhemH3820;afterthatyeshallpassH5674on: forasmuchasyearecometoyourservantעַבְדְּכֶ֑ם'av.de.KhemH5650.AndtheysaidH559,SoH3651do,asthou hastsaidH559.

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85hastenedH4116intothetentהָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168untoSarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283,andsaidH559,Makeוַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.SiH6213readyquicklyH4116threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969measuresoffineסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560meal,kneadH3888it,andmakeH6213cakesH5692.

7AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85ranH7323untotheherdH1241,andfetchedacalftenderרַ֤ךְrakhH7390andgoodוָטוֹב֙va.tOvH2896,andgaveH5414ituntotheservantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288;andhehastedtodressit.

8AndhetookH3947butter,andmilkוְחָלָ֗בve.cha.LavH2461,andthecalfwhichhehaddressed,andsetוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414itbeforethem;andhestoodעֹמֵ֧ד'o.MedH5975bythemunderthetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086,andtheydideatH398.

9AndtheysaidH559untohim,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346isSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802?AndhesaidH559,Behold,inthetentבָאֹֽהֶל׃va.'O.helH168.

10AndhesaidH559,IwillcertainlyreturnH7725unto theewhentheseasoncometh round;and,lo,Sarahלְשָׂרָ֣הle.sa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802shallhaveasonבֵ֖ןvenH1121.AndSarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283heardH8085inthetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorH6607,whichwasbehindhim.

11NowAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֤םve.'av.ra.HamH85andSarahוְשָׂרָה֙ve.sa.RahH8283wereלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961oldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,andwell strickeninage;ithadceasedH2308tobeH1961withSarahלְשָׂרָ֔הle.sa.RahH8283afterthemannerofwomenH802.

12AndSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283laughedוַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.ChakH6711withinherself,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,AfterIamהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961waxedoldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204shallIhavepleasure,mylordוַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.NiH113beingoldH2204also?

13AndJehovahsaidH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, WhereforedidSarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283laughצָחֲקָ֨הtza.cha.KahH6711,sayingH559,ShallIofasuretybearאֵלֵ֖ד'e.LedH3205achildH3205,whoamoldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃za.Kan.tiH2204?

14Isanythingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697tooהֲיִפָּלֵ֥אha.yi.pa.Le'H6381hardH6381forJehovah?Atthesettimeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256Iwillreturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725unto thee,whentheseasoncometh round,andSarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.RahH8283shallhaveasonבֵֽן׃VenH1121.

15ThenSarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀sa.RahH8283deniedH3584,sayingH559,Ilaughedצָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiH6711not;forshewasafraidיָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahH3372.AndhesaidH559, Nay;butthou didstlaughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃tza.Cha.ketH6711.

16AndthemenH376roseH6965upfromthence,andlookedוַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259towardSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467:andAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wentH1980withthemtobringthemontheway.

17AndJehovahsaidH559,ShallIhidefromAbrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85thatwhichIdo;

18seeingthatAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85shallsurelybecomeH1961agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419andmightyוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471,andallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbeH1961blessedH1288inhim?

19ForIhaveknownH3045him,totheendthathemaycommandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680hischildrenandhishouseholdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004afterhim,thattheymaykeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofJehovah,todorighteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666andjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941;totheendthatJehovahmaybringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935uponAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85thatwhichhehathspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696ofhim.

20AndJehovahsaidH559,BecausethecryH2201ofSodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017isgreat,andbecausetheirsinוְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔םve.Cha.ta.TamH2403isveryH3966grievous;

21IwillgoH935downnow,andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200whethertheyhavedonealtogetheraccordingtothecryH6818ofit, whichiscomeהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935untome;andifnot,Iwillknowאֵדָֽעָה׃'e.Da.'ahH3045.

22AndthemenH376turnedוַיִּפְנ֤וּvai.yif.NuH6437fromthence,andwenttowardSodomסְדֹ֑מָהse.Do.mahH5467:butAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85stoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975yetH5750beforeJehovah.

23AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85drewH5066near,andsaidH559, Wilt thou consumetherighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662withthewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563?

24Peradventuretherearefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: wilt thou consumeandnotsparetheplaceלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725forthefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֖םha.tza.di.KimH6662thataretherein?

25Thatbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961farחָלִ֨לָהcha.Li.lahH2486fromtheetodoafterthismannerכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,toslaytherighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662withthewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,thatsotherighteousכַצַּדִּ֖יקkha.tza.DikH6662shouldbeH1961asthewickedכָּרָשָׁ֑עka.ra.Sha'H7563;thatbeH1961farחָלִ֣לָהcha.Li.lahH2486fromthee:shallnottheJudgeהֲשֹׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199ofalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776dorightH4941?

26AndJehovahsaidH559,IfIfindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672inSodomבִסְדֹ֛םvis.DomH5467fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,thenIwillsparealltheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725fortheirsakeבַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃ba.'a.vu.RamH5668.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85answeredandsaidH559,Beholdnow,Ihavetakenuponmetospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696untotheLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,whoambutdustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665:

28peradventurethereshalllackיַחְסְר֞וּןyach.se.RunH2637fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֔הcha.mi.ShahH2568ofthefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִם֙ha.tza.di.KimH6662: wilt thoudestroyהֲתַשְׁחִ֥יתha.tash.ChitH7843allthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892forlackH2637offiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568?AndhesaidH559,Iwillnotdestroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843it,ifIfindאֶמְצָ֣א'em.Tza'H4672therefortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andfiveוַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃va.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

29Andhespake untohimyetH5750againע֜וֹדodH5750,andsaidH559, PeradventurethereshallbefortyH705foundH4672there.AndhesaidH559,Iwillnotdoitfortheforty’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

30AndhesaidH559,OhletnottheLordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136beangryH2734,andIwillspeakוַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696: peradventurethereshallthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970befoundH4672there.AndhesaidH559,Iwillnotdoit,ifIfindH4672thirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃she.lo.ShimH7970there.

31AndhesaidH559,Beholdnow,Ihavetakenuponmetospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696untotheLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136: peradventurethereshallbetwentyH6242foundH4672there.AndhesaidH559,Iwillnotdestroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843itforthetwenty’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

32AndhesaidH559,OhletnottheLordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136beangryH2734,andIwillspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696yetbutthisonce: peradventuretenH6235shallbefoundH4672there.AndhesaidH559,Iwillnotdestroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843itfortheten’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

33AndJehovahwentH7725hisway,assoonashehadleftoff communingwithAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85:andAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725untohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

Commentaries on Genesis 18

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