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Genesis 18:17-23

17And the LORDוַֽיהֹוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559, “Shall Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589hideהַֽמְכַסֶּ֤הham.kha.SehH3680from Abrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85whatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am about to doעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213?

18Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85will surely becomeH1961a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419and powerfulוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471, and through himallכֹּ֖לkolH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will be blessedוְנִ֨בְרְכוּve.Niv.re.khuH1288.

19Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have chosenיְדַעְתִּ֗יוye.da'.TivH3045himלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616,so thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he will commandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680אֶת־'et-H853his childrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004after himאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310to keepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213what is rightצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666and justוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941,in order thatלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068may bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935uponעַל־'al-H5921Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85אֵ֥ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He has promisedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696עָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.”

20Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The outcryזַעֲקַ֛תza.'a.KatH2201against Sodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017is greatרָ֑בָּהRa.bahH7231.Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588their sinוְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔םve.Cha.ta.TamH2403כִּ֥יkiH3588is soמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousכָבְדָ֖הkha.ve.DahH3513,

21I will go downאֵֽרֲדָה־ נָּ֣א'e.ra.dah- na'H3381 H4994to seeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200if their actionsעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213fullyכָּלָ֑הka.LahH3617justify the outcryהַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּha.ke.tza.'a.ka.TahH6818that has reachedהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413.Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notלֹ֖אlo'H3808,I will find outאֵדָֽעָה׃'e.Da.'ahH3045.”

22And the two menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582turnedוַיִּפְנ֤וּvai.yif.NuH6437awayמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980toward Sodomסְדֹ֑מָהse.Do.mahH5467,but Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85remainedעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85stepped forwardוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Will You reallyהַאַ֣ףha.'AfH637sweep awayתִּסְפֶּ֔הtis.PehH5595the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662withעִם־'im-H5973the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563?

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