Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 18

1And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him in theplainsבְּאֵלֹנֵ֖יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436ofMamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471: and hesatיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in thetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-H6607in theheatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527of thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

2And he liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869andlookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and, lo,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by him: and when hesawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, heranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323tomeetH7125them from thetentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168doorמִפֶּ֣תַחmi.Pe.tachH6607, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself toward thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776,

3Andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, MyLordH136, if now I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, pass notawayתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674, I pray thee, from thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650:

4Let alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, I prayyouנָ֣אna'H4994, bebroughtיֻקַּֽח־yu.kach-H3947, andwashוְרַחֲצ֖וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.KhemH7272, and restyourselvesוְהִֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּve.hi.sha.'a.NuH8172under thetreeהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086:

5And I willbringוְאֶקְחָ֨הve.'ek.ChahH3947amorselפַת־fat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, and comfortyeוְסַעֲד֤וּve.sa.'a.DuH5582yourheartsלִבְּכֶם֙li.be.KhemH3820; afterthatאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310you shall passonתַּעֲבֹ֔רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674: for therefore are yecomeעֲבַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.var.TemH5674toH5921yourservantעַבְדְּכֶ֑ם'av.de.KhemH5650. And theysaidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696, Sodoתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213, as thou hastsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559.

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85hastenedוַיְמַהֵ֧רvay.ma.HerH4116into thetentהָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168toSarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Make readyquicklyמַהֲרִ֞יma.ha.RiH4116threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429offineסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560mealקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,kneadל֖וּשִׁיLu.shiH3888it, andmakeוַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.SiH6213cakesעֻגֽוֹת׃u.GotH5692upon thehearthH6213.

7AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85ranרָ֣ץratzH7323to theherdהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241, andbroughtוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947acalfבֶּן־ בָּקָ֜רben- ba.KarH1121 H1241tenderרַ֤ךְrakhH7390andgoodוָטוֹב֙va.tOvH2896, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it to a youngmanהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288; and hehastedוַיְמַהֵ֖רvay.ma.HerH4116todressלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213it.

8And hetookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947butterחֶמְאָ֜הchem.'AhH2529, andmilkוְחָלָ֗בve.cha.LavH2461, and thecalfוּבֶן־ הַבָּקָר֙u.ven- ha.ba.KarH1121 H1241which he haddressedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, andsetוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414it beforethemלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440; and hestoodעֹמֵ֧ד'o.MedH5975by them under thetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086, and theyateוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.

9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346isSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, in thetentבָאֹֽהֶל׃va.'O.helH168.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willcertainlyשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725returnאָשׁ֤וּב'a.ShuvH7725to thee according to thetimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256oflifeחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416; and, lo,Sarahלְשָׂרָ֣הle.sa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802shall have asonבֵ֖ןvenH1121. AndSarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085it in thetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607, which was behindhimאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

11NowAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֤םve.'av.ra.HamH85andSarahוְשָׂרָה֙ve.sa.RahH8283wereoldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205and welladvancedבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935inyearsבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117; and itceasedחָדַל֙cha.DalH2308to be withSarahלְשָׂרָ֔הle.sa.RahH8283after themannerאֹ֖רַח'O.rachH734ofwomenכַּנָּשִֽׁים׃ka.na.ShimH802.

12ThereforeSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283laughedוַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.ChakH6711withinherselfבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I am becomeoldבְלֹתִי֙ve.lo.TiH1086shall I havepleasureעֶדְנָ֔ה'ed.NahH5730, mylordוַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.NiH113being oldalsoזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204?

13And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100didSarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283laughצָחֲקָ֨הtza.cha.KahH6711,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Shall Icertainlyאֻמְנָ֛ם'um.NamH552bearאֵלֵ֖ד'e.LedH3205a child,whoוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589amoldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃za.Kan.tiH2204?

14IsH6381anythingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697toohardH6381for theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068? At the timeappointedלַמּוֹעֵ֞דla.mo.'EdH4150I willreturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725to thee, according to thetimeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256oflifeחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416, andSarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.RahH8283shall have asonבֵֽן׃VenH1121.

15ThenSarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀sa.RahH8283deniedוַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁva.te.kha.CheshH3584,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, Ilaughedצָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiH6711not; for she wasafraidיָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahH3372. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,NayH3808; but thou didstlaughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃tza.Cha.ketH6711.

16And themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582roseupוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965from there, andlookedוַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259towardפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467: andAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wentהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980with them to bring them on thewayלְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃le.sha.le.ChamH7971.

17And theLORDוַֽיהֹוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559, Shall Ihideהַֽמְכַסֶּ֤הham.kha.SehH3680fromAbrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85that thingwhichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Idoעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213;

18Seeing thatAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85shall surely become agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419andmightyוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471, and all thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall beblessedוְנִ֨בְרְכוּve.Niv.re.khuH1288in him?

19For Iknowיְדַעְתִּ֗יוye.da'.TivH3045him,thatH834he willcommandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680hischildrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121and hishouseholdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004afterhimאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310, and they shallkeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213righteousnessוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941andjusticeצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666; that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068maybringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935uponAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85that which he hathspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696of him.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Because thecryזַעֲקַ֛תza.'a.KatH2201ofSodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017isgreatH7227, and because theirsinוְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔םve.Cha.ta.TamH2403isveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousכָבְדָ֖הkha.ve.DahH3513;

21I will godownאֵֽרֲדָה־'e.ra.dah-H3381now, andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'EhH7200whether they havedoneעָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.SuH6213altogetherכָּלָ֑הka.LahH3617according to thecryהַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּha.ke.tza.'a.ka.TahH6818of it, which iscomeהַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahH935to me; and if not, I willknowאֵדָֽעָה׃'e.Da.'ahH3045.

22And themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582turned theirfacesוַיִּפְנ֤וּvai.yif.NuH6437from there, andwentH3212towardSodomסְדֹ֑מָהse.Do.mahH5467: butAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85stoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975yetעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85drewnearוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Wilt thou alsodestroyתִּסְפֶּ֔הtis.PehH5595therighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662withעִם־'im-H5973thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563?

24Suppose thereareיֵ֛שׁyeshH3426fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: wilt thou alsodestroyתִּסְפֶּה֙tis.PehH5595and notspareתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375theplaceלַמָּק֔וֹםla.ma.KomH4725forלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֖םha.tza.di.KimH6662that are initבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130?

25That befarחָלִ֨לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from thee todoמֵעֲשֹׂ֣ת׀me.'a.SotH6213after thismannerכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697, toslayלְהָמִ֤יתle.ha.MitH4191therighteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662with thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563: and that therighteousכַצַּדִּ֖יקkha.tza.DikH6662should be as thewickedכָּרָשָׁ֑עka.ra.Sha'H7563, that befarחָלִ֣לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from thee: Shall not theJudgeהֲשֹׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199of all theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213rightמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941?

26And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If Ifindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672inSodomבִסְדֹ֛םvis.DomH5467fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousצַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.KimH6662withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, then I willspareוְנָשָׂ֥אתִיve.na.Sa.tiH5375all theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725for their sakes.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Behold now, Iwhoוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595amdustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665, have taken uponmeהוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ho.'Al.tiH2974tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136.

28Suppose there shalllackיַחְסְר֞וּןyach.se.RunH2637fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֔הcha.mi.ShahH2568of thefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572righteousהַצַּדִּיקִם֙ha.tza.di.KimH6662: wilt thoudestroyהֲתַשְׁחִ֥יתha.tash.ChitH7843all thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892for lack offiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568? And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, If Ifindאֶמְצָ֣א'em.Tza'H4672therefortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andfiveוַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃va.cha.mi.ShahH2568, I will notdestroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843it .

29And hespokeלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696to him yetagainוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, Suppose there shall befortyאַרְבָּעִ֑ים'ar.ba.'ImH705foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I will notdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213it forforty’sהָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃ha.'ar.ba.'ImH705sake.

30And hesaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,Oנָ֞אna'H4994let not theLordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136beangryיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734, and I willspeakוַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696: Suppose there shallthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםshe.lo.ShimH7970befoundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I will notdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213it, if Ifindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672thirtyשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃she.lo.ShimH7970there.

31And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold now, I have taken uponmeהוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ho.'Al.tiH2974tospeakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136: Suppose there shall betwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242foundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I will notdestroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843it fortwenty’sהָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃Ha.'es.RimH6242sake.

32And hesaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, O let not theLordלַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.NaiH136beangryיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734, and I willspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696yetאַךְ־'akh-H389but thisonceהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471: Supposetenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235shall befoundיִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'UnH4672there. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I will notdestroyאַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitH7843it forten’sהָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃ha.'a.sa.RahH6235sake.

33And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068went hiswayH3212, as soonasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834he hadfinishedכִּלָּ֔הki.LahH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85: andAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to hisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

Commentaries on Genesis 18

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