Genesis 18:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”
Genesis 18:26 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 18:2613 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אִםʾimLo!
אֶמְצָאʾeməṣāʾCome
בִסְדֹםvisədōmIn Sedom
חֲמִשִּׁיםḥămišîmFifty
צַדִּיקִםṣadîqimJust
בְּתוֹךְbətwōḵəIn bisection
הָעִירhāʿîrThe city
וְנָשָׂאתִיwənāśāʾtîAnd lift
לְכָלləḵālTo whole
הַמָּקוֹםhamāqwōmThe standing
בַּעֲבוּרָםbaʿăvûrāmIn crossed
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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