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Genesis 18:22-33

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.

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