New American Standard Bible 2020
Genesis 18:26-32
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 entireלְכָל־le.kholH3605placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725on their accountבַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃ba.'a.vu.RamH5668.”
28Supposeא֠וּלַי'U.laiH194the fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִם֙ha.tza.di.KimH6662are lackingיַחְסְר֞וּןyach.se.RunH2637fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֔הcha.mi.ShahH2568,will You destroyהֲתַשְׁחִ֥יתha.tash.ChitH7843the entireכָּל־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.ShahH705H2568thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033.”
29And he 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 beH2734angryH2734,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 beH2734angryH2734,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.”
Commentaries on Genesis 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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