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Genesis 18:2-22

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.

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