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Genesis 18:23-25

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

24What ifאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194there areיֵ֛שׁyeshH3426fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteous onesצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892?Will You reallyהַאַ֤ףha.'AfH637sweep it awayתִּסְפֶּה֙tis.PehH5595and notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808spareתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375the placeלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725for the sake ofלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteous onesהַצַּדִּיקִ֖םha.tza.di.KimH6662whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are thereבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130?

25Far be itחָלִ֨לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from Youto doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣ת׀me.'a.SotH6213suchהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088a thingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697—to killלְהָמִ֤יתle.ha.MitH4191the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662withעִם־'im-H5973the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,so that the righteousכַצַּדִּ֖יקkha.tza.DikH6662and the wickedכָּרָשָׁ֑עka.ra.Sha'H7563are treated alikeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961.Far be itחָלִ֣לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from You!Will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808the Judgeהֲשֹׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213what is rightמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941?”

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