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Genesis 18

1AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200tohimbytheoaksofMamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471.AndhesatH3427atthetent-doorintheheatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527ofthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2Andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869andsawH7200,andbehold,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376standingנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324nearhim.AndwhenhesawH7200[them],heranH7323tomeetthemfromthetent-door,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselftotheearthH776,

3andsaidH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,ifnowIhavefoundH4672favourinthineeyesH5869,passתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674notawayH5674,Ipraythee,fromthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

4Letnowalittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325befetched,thatyemaywashוְרַחֲצ֖וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364yourfeetH7272,andrestyourselvesunderthetreeהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

5AndIwillfetchamorselH6595ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899;andrefreshyourselves;afterthatyeshallpassH5674on;forthereforeH3651haveyepassedH5674ontowardsyourservantעַבְדְּכֶ֑ם'av.de.KhemH5650.AndtheysaidH559,SoH3651doasthou hastsaidH559.

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85hastenedH4116intothetentהָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168toSarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283,andsaidH559,KneadH3888quicklyH4116threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969seahsסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429ofwheatenflourסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560,andmakeוַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.SiH6213cakesH5692.

7AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85ranH7323totheherdH1241,andtookH3947acalftenderרַ֤ךְrakhH7390andgoodוָטוֹב֙va.tOvH2896,andgaveH5414[it]totheattendant;andhehastedtodressit.

8AndhetookH3947thickandsweetmilkוְחָלָ֗בve.cha.LavH2461,andthecalfthathehaddressed,andsetוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414[it]beforethem;andhestoodעֹמֵ֧ד'o.MedH5975beforethemunderthetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086,andtheyateH398.

9AndtheysaidH559tohim,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346isSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802?AndhesaidH559,Behold,inthetentבָאֹֽהֶל׃va.'O.helH168.

10AndhesaidH559,IwillcertainlyreturnH7725totheeat[this]timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256oftheyear,andbehold,Sarahלְשָׂרָ֣הle.sa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802shallhaveasonבֵ֖ןvenH1121.AndSarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283waslisteningשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085atthetent-door,whichwasbehindhim.

11NowAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֤םve.'av.ra.HamH85andSarahוְשָׂרָה֙ve.sa.RahH8283wereלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961oldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205[and]advancedinage:ithadceasedH2308tobeH1961withSarahלְשָׂרָ֔הle.sa.RahH8283afterthemannerofwomenH802.

12AndSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283laughedוַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.ChakH6711withinherself,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,AfterIamהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961becomeH1961oldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204,shallIhavepleasure,andmylordוַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.NiH113oldH2204?

13AndJehovahsaidH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100isthis,thatSarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283laughs,sayingH559,ShallIindeedH637bearאֵלֵ֖ד'e.LedH3205,whenIambecomeoldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃za.Kan.tiH2204?

14Is[any]matterH1697tooהֲיִפָּלֵ֥אha.yi.pa.Le'H6381wonderfulH6381forJehovah?Atthetimeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֞דla.mo.'EdH4150Iwillreturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725tothee,at[this]timeH6256oftheyear,andSarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.RahH8283shallhaveasonבֵֽן׃VenH1121.

15AndSarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀sa.RahH8283deniedH3584,sayingH559,Ididnotlaughצָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiH6711;forshewasafraidיָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahH3372.AndhesaidH559,No;butthou didstlaughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃tza.Cha.ketH6711.

16AndthemenH376roseH6965upthence,andlookedוַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259towardSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;andAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wentH1980withthemtoconductthem.

17AndJehovahsaidH559,ShallIhidefromAbrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85whatIamdoing?

18SinceAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85shallindeedbecomeH1961agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419andmightyוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471;andallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbeH1961blessedH1288inhim.

19ForIknowH3045himthathewillcommandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680hischildrenandhishouseholdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004afterhim,andtheyshallkeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofJehovah,todorighteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666andjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941,inorderthatJehovahmaybringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935uponAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85whathehathspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696ofhim.

20AndJehovahsaidH559,BecausethecryH2201ofSodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017isgreatandtheirsinוְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔םve.Cha.ta.TamH2403isveryH3966grievous,

21IwillgoH935downnow,andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200whethertheyhavedonealtogetheraccordingtothecryH6818ofit, whichiscomeהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935tome;andifnot,Iwillknowאֵדָֽעָה׃'e.Da.'ahH3045[it].

22AndthemenH376turnedוַיִּפְנ֤וּvai.yif.NuH6437thence,andwenttowardsSodomסְדֹ֑מָהse.Do.mahH5467;andAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85remainedH5975yetH5750standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975beforeJehovah.

23AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85drewH5066near,andsaidH559, Wilt thoualsoהַאַ֣ףha.'AfH637causetherighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662toperishwiththewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563?

24Thereareperhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: wilt thoualsoהַאַ֤ףha.'AfH637destroyandnotforgiveתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375theplaceלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725forthesakeלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616ofthefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֖םha.tza.di.KimH6662thataretherein?

25Farחָלִ֨לָהcha.Li.lahH2486beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961itfromtheetodoso,toslaytherighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662withthewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,thattherighteousכַצַּדִּ֖יקkha.tza.DikH6662shouldbeH1961asthewickedכָּרָשָׁ֑עka.ra.Sha'H7563—farחָלִ֣לָהcha.Li.lahH2486beH1961itfromthee!WillnottheJudgeהֲשֹׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199ofalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776dorightH4941?

26AndJehovahsaidH559,IfIfindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672atSodomבִסְדֹ֛םvis.DomH5467fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,thenIwillforgiveוְנָשָׂ֥אתִיve.na.Sa.tiH5375alltheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725fortheirsakes.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85answeredandsaidH559,Beholdnow,Ihaveventuredtospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696untotheLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136;I,whoamdustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665.

28Perhapsא֠וּלַי'U.laiH194theremaywantfiveH2568ofthefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִם֙ha.tza.di.KimH6662: wilt thoudestroyהֲתַשְׁחִ֥יתha.tash.ChitH7843allthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892onaccountofthefiveH2568?AndhesaidH559,IfIshallfindאֶמְצָ֣א'em.Tza'H4672forty-fiveאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705there,Iwillnotdestroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843[it].

29AndhecontinuedyetH5750tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696withhim,andsaidH559,Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194theremaybefortyH705foundH4672there.AndhesaidH559,Iwillnotdoitfortheforty'ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

30AndhesaidH559,Oh,letnottheLordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136beangryH2734thatIspeakוַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696!Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194theremaybethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970foundH4672there.AndhesaidH559,IwillnotdoitifIfindH4672thirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃she.lo.ShimH7970there.

31AndhesaidH559,Beholdnow,Ihaveventuredtospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696withtheLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136.Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194theremaybetwentyH6242foundH4672there.AndhesaidH559,Iwillnotdestroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843[it]forthetwenty'ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

32AndhesaidH559,Oh,letnottheLordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136beangryH2734,thatIspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696yetbutthistimeהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471!Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194theremaybetenH6235foundH4672there.AndhesaidH559,Iwillnotdestroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843[it]fortheten'ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

33AndJehovahwentH7725awayH7725whenH834hehadendedH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85;andAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725tohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

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