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Genesis 18:22-33

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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