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Genesis 18:23-25

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?

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