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Genesis 18:22-33

22And the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582turned their facesוַיִּפְנ֤וּvai.yif.NuH6437from thence, and wentH3212toward Sodomסְדֹ֑מָהse.Do.mahH5467:but Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85stoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975yetעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85drew nearוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Wilt thou also destroyתִּסְפֶּ֔הtis.PehH5595the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662withעִם־'im-H5973the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563?

24Peradventure there beיֵ֛שׁyeshH3426fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:wilt thou also destroyתִּסְפֶּה֙tis.PehH5595and not spareתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375the placeלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725forלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֖םha.tza.di.KimH6662that arethereinבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130?

25That be farחָלִ֨לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from thee to doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣ת׀me.'a.SotH6213after this mannerכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,to slayלְהָמִ֤יתle.ha.MitH4191the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662with the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563:and that the righteousכַצַּדִּ֖יקkha.tza.DikH6662should be as the wickedכָּרָשָׁ֑עka.ra.Sha'H7563,that be farחָלִ֣לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from thee: Shall not the Judgeהֲשֹׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199of all the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213rightמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941?

26And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If I findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672in Sodomבִסְדֹ֛םvis.DomH5467fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,then I will spareוְנָשָׂ֥אתִיve.na.Sa.tiH5375all the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725for their sakes.

27And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Behold now, I have taken upon meהוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ho.'Al.tiH2974to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,whichוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595am butdustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665:

28Peradventure there shall lackיַחְסְר֞וּןyach.se.RunH2637fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֔הcha.mi.ShahH2568of the fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִם֙ha.tza.di.KimH6662:wilt thou destroyהֲתַשְׁחִ֥יתha.tash.ChitH7843all the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892for lack offiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568?And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,If I findאֶמְצָ֣א'em.Tza'H4672there fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and fiveוַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃va.cha.mi.ShahH2568,I will not destroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843it.

29And he spakeלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696unto him yet againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Peradventure there shall be fortyאַרְבָּעִ֑ים'ar.ba.'ImH705foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will not doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213itfor forty’sהָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃ha.'ar.ba.'ImH705sake.

30And he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559unto him,Ohנָ֞אna'H4994let not the Lordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136be angryיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734,and I will speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696:Peradventure there shall thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970be foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will not doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213it,if I findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672thirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃she.lo.ShimH7970there.

31And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold now, I have taken upon meהוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ho.'Al.tiH2974to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136:Peradventure there shall be twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will not destroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843itfor twenty’sהָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃Ha.'es.RimH6242sake.

32And he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,Oh let not the Lordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136be angryיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734,and I will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696yetאַךְ־'akh-H389but this onceהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471:Peradventure tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235shall be foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will not destroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843itfor ten’sהָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃ha.'a.sa.RahH6235sake.

33And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068went his wayH3212,as soon asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834he had leftכִּלָּ֔הki.LahH3615communingלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696with Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85:and Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725unto his placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

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