New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 18:16-33

16Thenthe menH376roseוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965up from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033,and lookedH8259downוַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259towardעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;and Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85was walkingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980with them to sendלְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃le.sha.le.ChamH7971them off.

17The Lordוַֽיהֹוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559, “Shall I hideהַֽמְכַסֶּ֤הham.kha.SehH3680from Abrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85whatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I am about to doעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213,

18since Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85will surelyהָי֧וֹha.YoH1961becomeיִֽהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419andmightyוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471, and in himallכֹּ֖לkolH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will be blessedוְנִ֨בְרְכוּve.Niv.re.khuH1288?

19For I havechosenיְדַעְתִּ֗יוye.da'.TivH3045him, soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616that he maycommandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680his childrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121and his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him tokeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213righteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941,soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068may bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935upon Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85whatH834He has spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696aboutH5921him.”

20And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The outcryזַעֲקַ֛תza.'a.KatH2201of Sodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017is indeedH3588greatרָ֑בָּהRa.bahH7231,and their sinוְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔םve.Cha.ta.TamH2403is exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966graveכָבְדָ֖הkha.ve.DahH3513.

21I willgoאֵֽרֲדָה־'e.ra.dah-H3381downH3381nowנָּ֣אna'H4994,and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200if they have doneעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213entirelyכָּלָ֑הka.LahH3617according to its outcryהַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּha.ke.tza.'a.ka.TahH6818,which has comeהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935to Me; and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, I will knowאֵדָֽעָה׃'e.Da.'ahH3045.”

22Thenthe menH376turnedH6437awayוַיִּפְנ֤וּvai.yif.NuH6437from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980toward Sodomסְדֹ֑מָהse.Do.mahH5467,while Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85was stillעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85cameH5066nearH5066and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Will You indeedהַאַ֣ףha.'AfH637sweepתִּסְפֶּ֔הtis.PehH5595awayH5595the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662with the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563?

24Supposeאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194thereיֵ֛שׁyeshH3426are fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;will You indeedהַאַ֤ףha.'AfH637sweepתִּסְפֶּה֙tis.PehH5595itawayH5595and notspareתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375the placeלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725for the sakeלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of the fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֖םha.tza.di.KimH6662whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are in it?

25Farחָלִ֨לָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from You to doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣ת׀me.'a.SotH6213suchהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088a thingכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,to slayלְהָמִ֤יתle.ha.MitH4191the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662with the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,so that the righteousכַצַּדִּ֖יקkha.tza.DikH6662and the wickedכָּרָשָׁ֑עka.ra.Sha'H7563are treatedalike. Farחָלִ֣לָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from You! Shall notthe Judgeהֲשֹׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776dealיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213justlyמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941?”

26So the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672in Sodomבִסְדֹ֛םvis.DomH5467fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, then I willspareוְנָשָׂ֥אתִיve.na.Sa.tiH5375the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725on their accountבַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃ba.'a.vu.RamH5668.”

27And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85repliedוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Nowנָ֤אna'H4994beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, I haveventuredהוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ho.'Al.tiH2974to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136, although I am butdustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665.

28Supposeא֠וּלַי'U.laiH194the fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִם֙ha.tza.di.KimH6662are lackingיַחְסְר֞וּןyach.se.RunH2637fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֔הcha.mi.ShahH2568,will You destroyהֲתַשְׁחִ֥יתha.tash.ChitH7843the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892because of fiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568?”And He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will not destroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843itifאִם־'im-H518I findאֶמְצָ֣א'em.Tza'H4672forty-fiveאַרְבָּעִ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃'ar.ba.'Im va.cha.mi.ShahH705 H2568thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033.”

29He spokeלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696to Him yetע֜וֹדodH5750againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Supposeאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194fortyאַרְבָּעִ֑ים'ar.ba.'ImH705are foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033?”And He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will not doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213iton accountבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of the fortyהָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃ha.'ar.ba.'ImH705.”

30Then he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “OhH4994mayH4994the Lordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136not be angryיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734,and I shall speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696;supposeאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970are foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033?”And He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will not doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213itifאִם־'im-H518I findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672thirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃she.lo.ShimH7970thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”

31And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Nowנָ֤אna'H4994beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009, I haveventuredהוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ho.'Al.tiH2974to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136;supposeאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242are foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033?”And He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will not destroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843iton accountבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of the twentyהָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃Ha.'es.RimH6242.”

32Then he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “OhH4994mayH4994the Lordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136not be angryיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734,and I shall speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389thisH6471onceH6471;supposeאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235are foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033?”And He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will not destroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843iton accountבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of the tenהָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃ha.'a.sa.RahH6235.”

33As soonH3512as He had finishedכִּלָּ֔הki.LahH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068departedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,and Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to his placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

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