Genesis 18:32
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And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
In other translations
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אַל־'al-may notH408נָאna'pleaseH4994יִחַרyicharit burnH2734לַאדֹנָיladonaito [the] LordH136וַאֲדַבְּרָהva'adaberahand let me speakH1696אַךְ־'akh-onlyH389הַפַּעַםhapa'amthis timeH6471אוּלַי'ulaiperhapsH194יִמָּצְאוּןyimatze'unthey will be found !H4672שָׁםshamthereH8033עֲשָׂרָה'asarahtenH6235וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹאlo'notH3808אַשְׁחִית'ashchitI will destroy [it]H7843בַּעֲבוּרba'avurfor sake ofH5668הָעֲשָׂרָה׃ha'asarahthe tenH6235
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