Revised Version 1895

Genesis 18:16-33

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.

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