Genesis
Genesis 18:24
24What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What if | אוּלַ֥י | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| there are | יֵ֛שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| fifty | חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| righteous ones | צַדִּיקִ֖ם | ṣad·dî·qim | Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
| in | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the city | הָעִ֑יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| Will You really | הַאַ֤ף | ha·’ap̄ | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| sweep it away | תִּסְפֶּה֙ | tis·peh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up |
| and not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| spare | תִשָּׂ֣א | ṯiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the place | לַמָּק֔וֹם | lam·mā·qō·wm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| for the sake of | לְמַ֛עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Preposition | H4616 purpose, intent |
| the fifty | חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| righteous ones | הַצַּדִּיקִ֖ם | haṣ·ṣad·dî·qim | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| are there | בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃ | bə·qir·bāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
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Isaiah 1:9 · Jeremiah 5:1 · Matthew 7:13–14 · Genesis 18:32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.