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Genesis 18:22-33

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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