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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כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because because HC יְדַעְתִּ֗י/ו 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤅 yedaetiv I know him I have known him I have known him HVqp1cs/Sp3ms לְמַעַן֩ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in order that in order that in order that HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher he may that-which that HTr יְצַוֶּ֜ה 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤄 yetsaveh command he will 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 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 his household HNcmsc/Sp3ms אַחֲרָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him after him HR/Sp3ms וְ/שָֽׁמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅 veshameru that they may keep and they guarded and they will keep HC/Vqq3cp דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way path of way of HNcbsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make to do HR/Vqc צְדָקָ֖ה 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 tsedaqah righteousness righteousness righteousness HNcfsa וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 umishepat and justice and judgment and judgment HC/Ncmsa לְמַ֗עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan-2 so that in order that so that HR הָבִ֤יא 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 havi YHWH may bring to bring in may bring HVhc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon 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 that HTr דִּבֶּ֖ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber he has spoken he declared he spoke HVpp3ms עָלָֽי/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv of him upon him concerning him HR/Sp3ms
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חָלִ֨לָ/ה 𐤇𐤋𐤋/𐤄 chalilah Far be it Far be such profaning! Far be it HTj/Sh לְּ/ךָ֜ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha from you from you HR/Sp2ms מֵ/עֲשֹׂ֣ת 𐤌/𐤏𐤔𐤕 measot to do to do to do HR/Vqc כַּ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓 kadavar Ndaba (Zulu) like the thing as a spoken matter like the thing HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms לְ/הָמִ֤ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕 lehamit to kill to cause to die to cause to die HR/Vhc צַדִּיק֙ 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man righteous HAamsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR רָשָׁ֔ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha wicked wicked man wicked man HAamsa וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and that it be and he/it became and he/it was HC/Vqq3ms כַ/צַּדִּ֖יק 𐤊/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 khatsadiq like the righteous a just one like the righteous HRd/Aamsa כָּ/רָשָׁ֑ע 𐤊/𐤓𐤔𐤏 karasha like the wicked wicked man like the wicked HRd/Aamsa חָלִ֣לָ/ה 𐤇𐤋𐤋/𐤄 chalilah-2 Far be it Far be such profaning! Far be it HTj/Sh לָּ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe from you from you HR/Sp2fs הֲ/שֹׁפֵט֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤈 hashofet the Judge the judging-one the judging-one HTi/Vqrmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh do he will do it will do HVqi3ms מִשְׁפָּֽט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment judgment HNcmsa
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א֠וּלַי 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps perhaps HD יַחְסְר֞וּ/ן 𐤉𐤇𐤎𐤓𐤅/𐤍 yacheserun kosa (Swahili) will lack they will lack they will lack HVqi3mp/Sn חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty fifty fifty HAcbpa הַ/צַּדִּיקִם֙ 𐤄/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤌 hatsadiqim the righteous the righteous ones the righteous ones HTd/Aampa חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 chamishah five five five HAcmsa הֲ/תַשְׁחִ֥ית 𐤄/𐤕𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 hatashechit will you destroy will you cause to ruin? will you destroy HTi/Vhi2ms בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 bachamishah because of five in five because of five HR/Acmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/עִ֑יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אַשְׁחִ֔ית 𐤀𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 ashechit I will destroy I will cause to ruin I will cause to ruin HVhi1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC אֶמְצָ֣א 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤀 emetsa I find I will find I will find HVqi1cs שָׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD אַרְבָּעִ֖ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty forty HAcbpa וַ/חֲמִשָּֽׁה 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 vachamishah and five and five and five HC/Acmsa
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