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Genesis 18:17-23

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?

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