Genesis 18

YHWH and two messengers visit Avraham, reaffirm Sarah's pregnancy, and reveal the impending judgment on Sedom and Amora; Avraham intercedes for the righteous there.[1]

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he lifted up and he lifted his eyes his two eyes and he saw and he saw and behold and look! three three men men standing those stationed by him upon him and he saw and he saw and he ran and he ran to meet them to encounter them from the entrance from the opening of of the tent the tent and bowed and he bowed himself down to the ground earthward
Verse 2 וַ/יִּשָּׂ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀 vayisa he lifted up and he lifted HC/Vqw3ms עֵינָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 eynayv his eyes his two eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֔רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms וְ/הִנֵּה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three three HAcmsa אֲנָשִׁ֔ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa נִצָּבִ֖ים 𐤍𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤌 nitsavim standing those stationed HVNrmpa עָלָ֑י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv by him upon him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֗רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare-2 and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּ֤רָץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤑 vayarats and he ran and he ran HC/Vqw3ms לִ/קְרָאתָ/ם֙ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤌 liqeratam to meet them to encounter them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp מִ/פֶּ֣תַח 𐤌/𐤐𐤕𐤇 mipetach from the entrance from the opening of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אֹ֔הֶל 𐤄/𐤀𐤄𐤋 haohel of the tent the tent HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅 vayishetachu and bowed and he bowed himself down HC/Vtw3ms אָֽרְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah to the ground earthward HNcbsa/Sd
and let me get and let me take a morsel broken piece of of bread bread and refresh and support! your hearts your inner core after after, behind you shall pass on you will cross over for for/because by upon therefore thus you have passed you all crossed over by upon your servant your servant And they said and they said Yes thus you shall do you shall do as as that which you have spoken you spoke
Verse 5 וְ/אֶקְחָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤇𐤄 veeqechah and let me get and let me take HC/Vqh1cs פַת 𐤐𐤕 fat a morsel broken piece of HNcfsc לֶ֜חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem of bread bread HNcbsa וְ/סַעֲד֤וּ 𐤅/𐤎𐤏𐤃𐤅 vesaadu and refresh and support! HC/Vqv2mp לִבְּ/כֶם֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊𐤌 libekhem your hearts your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2mp אַחַ֣ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar after after, behind HR תַּעֲבֹ֔רוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 taavoru you shall pass on you will cross over HVqi2mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon HR כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken therefore thus HTm עֲבַרְתֶּ֖ם 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤌 avaretem you have passed you all crossed over HVqp2mp עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 by upon HR עַבְדְּ/כֶ֑ם 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊𐤌 avedekhem your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2mp וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken-2 Yes thus HTm תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you shall do you shall do HVqi2ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr דִּבַּֽרְתָּ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕 dibareta you have spoken you spoke HVpp2ms
And he said and he said returning returning I will return I will return to you toward you at this time at the appointed time of life living one and behold and look! a son son of for Sarah to Princess Sarah to Sarah your wife your woman And Sarah and Princess and Sarah was listening hearing one (feminine) at the entrance opening-of of the tent the tent and it and he behind him behind him
Verse 10 וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שׁ֣וֹב 𐤔𐤅𐤁 shov returning returning HVqa אָשׁ֤וּב 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁 ashuv I will return I will return HVqi1cs אֵלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you HR/Sp2ms כָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤊/𐤏𐤕 kaet at this time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa חַיָּ֔ה 𐤇𐤉𐤄 chayah of life living one HAafsa וְ/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm בֵ֖ן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) a son son of HNcmsa לְ/שָׂרָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤄 lesarah for Sarah to Princess Sarah to Sarah HR/Np אִשְׁתֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤊 ishetekha your wife your woman HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/שָׂרָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤄 vesarah And Sarah and Princess and Sarah HC/Np שֹׁמַ֛עַת 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 shomaat was listening hearing one (feminine) HVqrfsa פֶּ֥תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach at the entrance opening-of HNcmsc הָ/אֹ֖הֶל 𐤄/𐤀𐤄𐤋 haohel of the tent the tent HTd/Ncmsa וְ/ה֥וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and it and he HC/Pp3ms אַחֲרָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv behind him behind him HR/Sp3ms
For for/because I know him I have known him in order that in order that he may that-which command he will command (direct object marker) object-marker his children his sons and and object-marker his household his built-house after him behind him that they may keep and they guarded the way path of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to do to do or make righteousness righteousness and justice and judgment so that in order that YHWH may bring to bring in the LORD Yahweh Yahweh upon upon Abraham Abraham Averaham (direct object marker) object-marker that which that-which he has spoken he declared of him upon him
Verse 19 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC יְדַעְתִּ֗י/ו 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤅 yedaetiv I know him I have known him HVqp1cs/Sp3ms לְמַעַן֩ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in order that in order that HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher he may that-which HTr יְצַוֶּ֜ה 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤄 yetsaveh command he will command HVpi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo בָּנָ֤י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his children his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To בֵּית/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto his household his built-house HNcmsc/Sp3ms אַחֲרָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him HR/Sp3ms וְ/שָֽׁמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅 veshameru that they may keep and they guarded HC/Vqq3cp דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way path of HNcbsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make HR/Vqc צְדָקָ֖ה 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 tsedaqah righteousness righteousness HNcfsa וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 umishepat and justice and judgment HC/Ncmsa לְמַ֗עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan-2 so that in order that HR הָבִ֤יא 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 havi YHWH may bring to bring in HVhc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR אַבְרָהָ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אֵ֥ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that which that-which HTr דִּבֶּ֖ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber he has spoken he declared HVpp3ms עָלָֽי/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv of him upon him HR/Sp3ms
perhaps perhaps there are there exists fifty fifty righteous righteous ones within in the midst of the city the watchful settlement will you also even sweep away you sweep away and not and not spare you will lift the place to the standing-place for the sake of in order that fifty fifty the righteous the righteous ones who that-which in it in her interior
Verse 24 אוּלַ֥י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps HD יֵ֛שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there are there exists HTm חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty fifty HAcbpa צַדִּיקִ֖ם 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤌 tsadiqim righteous righteous ones HAampa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe within in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עִ֑יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הַ/אַ֤ף 𐤄/𐤀𐤐 haaf will you also even HTi/D תִּסְפֶּה֙ 𐤕𐤎𐤐𐤄 tisepeh sweep away you sweep away HVqi2ms וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn תִשָּׂ֣א 𐤕𐤔𐤀 tisa spare you will lift HVqi2ms לַ/מָּק֔וֹם 𐤋/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 lamaqom the place to the standing-place HRd/Ncmsa לְמַ֛עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan for the sake of in order that HR חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim-2 fifty fifty HAcbpa הַ/צַּדִּיקִ֖ם 𐤄/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤌 hatsadiqim the righteous the righteous ones HTd/Aampa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr בְּ/קִרְבָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤄 beqirebah in it in her interior HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
Far be it Far be such profaning! from you — to do to do like the thing as a spoken matter this this one to kill to cause to die righteous righteous man with if / whether wicked wicked man and that it be and he/it became like the righteous a just one like the wicked wicked man Far be it Far be such profaning! from you — the Judge the judging-one all entirety of the earth the earth not not do he will do justice judgment
Verse 25 חָלִ֨לָ/ה 𐤇𐤋𐤋/𐤄 chalilah Far be it Far be such profaning! HTj/Sh לְּ/ךָ֜ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha from you HR/Sp2ms מֵ/עֲשֹׂ֣ת 𐤌/𐤏𐤔𐤕 measot to do to do HR/Vqc כַּ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓 kadavar like the thing as a spoken matter HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms לְ/הָמִ֤ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕 lehamit to kill to cause to die HR/Vhc צַדִּיק֙ 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man HAamsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR רָשָׁ֔ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha wicked wicked man HAamsa וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and that it be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms כַ/צַּדִּ֖יק 𐤊/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 khatsadiq like the righteous a just one HRd/Aamsa כָּ/רָשָׁ֑ע 𐤊/𐤓𐤔𐤏 karasha like the wicked wicked man HRd/Aamsa חָלִ֣לָ/ה 𐤇𐤋𐤋/𐤄 chalilah-2 Far be it Far be such profaning! HTj/Sh לָּ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe from you HR/Sp2fs הֲ/שֹׁפֵט֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤈 hashofet the Judge the judging-one HTi/Vqrmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh do he will do HVqi3ms מִשְׁפָּֽט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa
perhaps perhaps will lack they will lack fifty fifty the righteous the righteous ones five five will you destroy will you cause to ruin? because of five in five (direct object marker) object-marker all entirety of the city the watchful settlement and he said and he said not not I will destroy I will cause to ruin if if / whether I find I will find there in that place forty forty and five and five
Verse 28 א֠וּלַי 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps HD יַחְסְר֞וּ/ן 𐤉𐤇𐤎𐤓𐤅/𐤍 yacheserun will lack they will lack HVqi3mp/Sn חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty fifty HAcbpa הַ/צַּדִּיקִם֙ 𐤄/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤌 hatsadiqim the righteous the righteous ones HTd/Aampa חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 chamishah five five HAcmsa הֲ/תַשְׁחִ֥ית 𐤄/𐤕𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 hatashechit will you destroy will you cause to ruin? HTi/Vhi2ms בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 bachamishah because of five in five HR/Acmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עִ֑יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אַשְׁחִ֔ית 𐤀𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 ashechit I will destroy I will cause to ruin HVhi1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC אֶמְצָ֣א 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤀 emetsa I find I will find HVqi1cs שָׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD אַרְבָּעִ֖ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty HAcbpa וַ/חֲמִשָּֽׁה 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 vachamishah and five and five HC/Acmsa
And he said and he said let not upon / over please please be angry let him burn hot to the Lord to my Sovereign Lord and I will speak and let me speak perhaps perhaps are found they will be found there in that place thirty thirty And He said and he said not not I will do I will do if if / whether I find I will find there in that place thirty thirty
Verse 30 וַ֠/יֹּאמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al let not upon / over HTn נָ֞א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe יִ֤חַר 𐤉𐤇𐤓 yichar be angry let him burn hot HVqj3ms לַֽ/אדֹנָ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 ladonay to the Lord to my Sovereign Lord HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs וַ/אֲדַבֵּ֔רָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄 vaadaberah and I will speak and let me speak HC/Vph1cs אוּלַ֛י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps HD יִמָּצְא֥וּ/ן 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅/𐤍 yimatseun are found they will be found HVNi3mp/Sn שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty HAcbpa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And He said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do I will do HVqi1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC אֶמְצָ֥א 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤀 emetsa I find I will find HVqi1cs שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham-2 there in that place HD שְׁלֹשִֽׁים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim-2 thirty thirty HAcbpa
And he said and he said let not upon / over please please be angry let him burn hot my Lord to my Sovereign Lord and I will speak and let me speak only surely this once the strike-instance perhaps perhaps are found they will be found there in that place ten ten And he said and he said I will not not destroy I will cause to ruin for the sake of for the sake of the ten ten
Verse 32 וַ֠/יֹּאמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al let not upon / over HTn נָ֞א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe יִ֤חַר 𐤉𐤇𐤓 yichar be angry let him burn hot HVqj3ms לַֽ/אדֹנָ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 ladonay my Lord to my Sovereign Lord HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs וַ/אֲדַבְּרָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄 vaadaberah and I will speak and let me speak HC/Vph1cs אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely HTa הַ/פַּ֔עַם 𐤄/𐤐𐤏𐤌 hapaam this once the strike-instance HTd/Ncfsa אוּלַ֛י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps HD יִמָּצְא֥וּ/ן 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅/𐤍 yimatseun are found they will be found HVNi3mp/Sn שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD עֲשָׂרָ֑ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 asarah ten ten HAcmsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo I will not not HTn אַשְׁחִ֔ית 𐤀𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 ashechit destroy I will cause to ruin HVhi1cs בַּ/עֲב֖וּר 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 baavur for the sake of for the sake of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עֲשָׂרָֽה 𐤄/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 haasarah the ten ten HTd/Acmsa
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