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Genesis 18:17-23

17And Yhwhוַֽיהֹוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559,Shall I hideהַֽמְכַסֶּ֤הham.kha.SehH3680from Abrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85that thing whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I doעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213;

18Seeing that Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85shall surely become a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419and mightyוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471,and all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall be blessedוְנִ֨בְרְכוּve.Niv.re.khuH1288in him?

19For I knowיְדַעְתִּ֗יוye.da'.TivH3045him, thatH834he will commandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680his childrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121and his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004after himאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310,and they shall keepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666and judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941;that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068may bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935upon Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85that which he hath spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696of him.

20And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Because the cryזַעֲקַ֛תza.'a.KatH2201of Sodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017is greatH7227,and because their sinוְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔םve.Cha.ta.TamH2403is veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousכָבְדָ֖הkha.ve.DahH3513;

21I will go downאֵֽרֲדָה־'e.ra.dah-H3381now, and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200whether they have doneעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213altogetherכָּלָ֑הka.LahH3617according to the cryהַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּha.ke.tza.'a.ka.TahH6818of it, which is comeהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935unto me; and if not, I will knowאֵדָֽעָה׃'e.Da.'ahH3045.

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.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃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?

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