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Genesis 18:17-23

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 certainlyהָי֧וֹha.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.'AnH4616thatH4616he 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.'anH4616thatH4616the 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.RahH6017isH7231indeedH3588greatרָ֑בָּהRa.bahH7231,and their sinוְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔םve.Cha.ta.TamH2403isH3513exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966graveH3513.

21I willgoאֵֽרֲדָה־'e.ra.dah-H3381downH3381nowנָּ֣אna'H4994and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200whether they have doneעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213entirelyH3605as the outcryהַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּha.ke.tza.'a.ka.TahH6818,which has comeהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935to Me indicates;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.HamH85approachedוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Will You indeedהַאַ֣ףha.'AfH637sweepתִּסְפֶּ֔הtis.PehH5595awayH5595the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662with the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563?

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