Genesis 18:26
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And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
In other translations
And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אִם־'im-ifH518אֶמְצָא'emtza'I will findH4672בִסְדֹםvisdomin SodomH5467חֲמִשִּׁיםchamishimfiftyH2572צַדִּיקִםtzadikimrighteous [people]H6662בְּתוֹךְbetokhin [the] midst ofH8432הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892וְנָשָׂאתִיvenasatiand I will forgiveH5375לְכָל־lekhol<to> allH3605הַמָּקוֹםhamakomthe placeH4725בַּעֲבוּרָם׃ba'avuramfor sake of themH5668
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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People and places
Places: Sodom