Revised Version 1895

Genesis 18

1And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto him by theoaksבְּאֵלֹנֵ֖יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436ofMamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471, as hesatיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in thetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-H6607in theheatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527of thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

2and heliftוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869andlookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and,loוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324overagainstעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him: and when hesawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, heranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323tomeetH7125them from thetentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168doorמִפֶּ֣תַחmi.Pe.tachH6607, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776,

3andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Mylordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָ֨אna'H4994I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,passתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674notאַל־'al-H408awayH5674, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994thee, from thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650:

4letH4994nowH4994alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325be fetched, andwashוְרַחֲצ֖וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.KhemH7272, andrestוְהִֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּve.hi.sha.'a.NuH8172yourselvesunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thetreeהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086:

5and I will fetch amorselפַת־fat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, and comfort ye yourheartלִבְּכֶם֙li.be.KhemH3820;afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310that ye shallpassH5674on: forasmuch as ye are come to yourservantעַבְדְּכֶ֑ם'av.de.KhemH5650. And theysaidH559,SoH3651doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213, as thou hastsaidH559.

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85hastenedוַיְמַהֵ֧רvay.ma.HerH4116intoאֶל־'el-H413thetentהָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168untoSarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Makeוַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.SiH6213readyquicklyמַהֲרִ֞יma.ha.RiH4116threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429offineסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560mealקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,kneadל֖וּשִׁיLu.shiH3888it, andmakeH6213cakesעֻגֽוֹת׃u.GotH5692.

7AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85ranרָ֣ץratzH7323unto theherdהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241, and fetched acalfבָּקָ֜רba.KarH1241tenderרַ֤ךְrakhH7390andgoodוָטוֹב֙va.tOvH2896, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it unto theservantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288; and he hasted to dress it.

8And hetookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947butterחֶמְאָ֜הchem.'AhH2529, andmilkוְחָלָ֗בve.cha.LavH2461, and thecalfהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had dressed, andsetוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414itbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them; and hestoodעֹמֵ֧ד'o.MedH5975by themunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086, and theydidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213eatוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.

9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346isSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, in thetentבָאֹֽהֶל׃va.'O.helH168.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willcertainlyH2009returnH7725unto thee when theseasonכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256cometh round; and,loH2009,Sarahלְשָׂרָ֣הle.sa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802shall have asonבֵ֖ןvenH1121. AndSarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085in thetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607,whichוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931wasbehindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

11NowH1961Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֤םve.'av.ra.HamH85andSarahוְשָׂרָה֙ve.sa.RahH8283wereoldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205, and well stricken inageבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117; it hadceasedחָדַל֙cha.DalH2308to be withSarahלְשָׂרָ֔הle.sa.RahH8283afterH1961the manner ofwomenכַּנָּשִֽׁים׃ka.na.ShimH802.

12AndSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283laughedוַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.ChakH6711withinH7130herselfH7130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I am waxedoldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204shall I have pleasure, mylordוַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.NiH113beingהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961oldH2204also?

13And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, Whereforedidלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283laughצָחֲקָ֨הtza.cha.KahH6711,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Shall I of a suretybearאֵלֵ֖ד'e.LedH3205achildH3205,whichזֶּה֩zehH2088amoldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃za.Kan.tiH2204?

14Is anythingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697tooהֲיִפָּלֵ֥אha.yi.pa.Le'H6381hardH6381for theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068? At thesetH7725time I willreturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725unto thee, when theseasonכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256cometh round, andSarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.RahH8283shall have asonבֵֽן׃VenH1121.

15ThenSarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀sa.RahH8283deniedוַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁva.te.kha.CheshH3584,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, Ilaughedצָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiH6711notH3808; forsheH3588wasafraidיָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahH3372. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nay; but thou didstlaughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃tza.Cha.ketH6711.

16And themenH376roseH6965upH6965from thence, andlookedוַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259towardעַל־'al-H5921Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467: andAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wentH1980with them tobringH1980them on thewayH1980.

17And theLORDוַֽיהֹוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559, Shall Ihideהַֽמְכַסֶּ֤הham.kha.SehH3680fromAbrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Idoעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213;

18seeing thatAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85shallsurelyהָי֧וֹha.YoH1961becomeיִֽהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419andmightyוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471, andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall beblessedוְנִ֨בְרְכוּve.Niv.re.khuH1288in him?

19For I haveknownיְדַעְתִּ֗יוye.da'.TivH3045him, to theendH310that he maycommandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680hischildrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121and hishouseholdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004afterH310him, that they maykeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941andjudgmentH4941; to theendH310that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068maybringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935uponH5921Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85thatwhichH834he hathspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696of him.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thecryזַעֲקַ֛תza.'a.KatH2201ofSodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017isgreatH3966, andbecauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theirsinוְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔םve.Cha.ta.TamH2403isveryH3966grievous;

21I willgoH935downאֵֽרֲדָה־'e.ra.dah-H3381nowנָּ֣אna'H4994, andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200whetherH518they havedoneעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213altogetheraccordingH413to thecryהַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּha.ke.tza.'a.ka.TahH6818of it, which iscomeהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935untomeH413; andifH518notלֹ֖אlo'H3808, I willknowאֵדָֽעָה׃'e.Da.'ahH3045.

22And themenH376turnedוַיִּפְנ֤וּvai.yif.NuH6437from thence, andwentH376towardH6440Sodomסְדֹ֑מָהse.Do.mahH5467: butAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85stoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975yetbeforeH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85drewH5066nearH5066, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Wilt thou consume therighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662with thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563?

24Peradventure there befiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: wilt thou consume andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808spareתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375theplaceלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725for thefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֖םha.tza.di.KimH6662that are therein?

25That befarחָלִ֨לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from thee todoH6213afterוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961thismannerכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697, toslayלְהָמִ֤יתle.ha.MitH4191therighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662with thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563, thatsoH6213therighteousכַצַּדִּ֖יקkha.tza.DikH6662should be as thewickedכָּרָשָׁ֑עka.ra.Sha'H7563; that befarחָלִ֣לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from thee: shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808theJudgeהֲשֹׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776doH6213rightמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941?

26And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518Ifindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672inSodomבִסְדֹ֛םvis.DomH5467fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, then I willspareוְנָשָׂ֥אתִיve.na.Sa.tiH5375allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725for theirsakeבַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃ba.'a.vu.RamH5668.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85answeredH559andsaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֤אna'H4994, I have takenuponH413meH413tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136, which am butdustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665:

28peradventure there shalllackיַחְסְר֞וּןyach.se.RunH2637fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֔הcha.mi.ShahH2568of thefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִם֙ha.tza.di.KimH6662: wilt thoudestroyהֲתַשְׁחִ֥יתha.tash.ChitH7843allכָּל־kol-H3605thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892forlackH2637offiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568? And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808destroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843it,ifאִם־'im-H518Ifindאֶמְצָ֣א'em.Tza'H4672therefortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andfiveוַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃va.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

29And he spake unto him yetagainע֜וֹדodH5750, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, Peradventure there shall befortyH705foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213it for the forty’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

30And hesaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,OhH4994letH4994notH3808theLordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136beangryיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734, and I willspeakוַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696: peradventure there shallthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970befoundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I willnotH3808doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213it,ifאִם־'im-H518Ifindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672thirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃she.lo.ShimH7970there.

31And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֤אna'H4994, I havetakenH4672uponH413meH413tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136: peradventure there shall betwentyH6242foundH4672there. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808destroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843it for the twenty’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

32And hesaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,OhH4994letH4994notH3808theLordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136beangryיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734, and I willspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696yet but thisonceהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471: peradventuretenH6235shall befoundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I willnotH3808destroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843it for the ten’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

33And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentH7725his way, as soon as he hadleftH7725communing withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85: andAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725unto hisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

Commentaries on Genesis 18

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