| 24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 18:24:1 ⧉אוּלַ֥יulaiperhaps Genesis 18:24:2 ⧉יֵ֛שׁyeshthere are Genesis 18:24:3 ⧉חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםkhamishimfifty Genesis 18:24:4 ⧉צַדִּיקִ֖םtsadikimrighteous ones Genesis 18:24:5 ⧉בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhwithin Genesis 18:24:6 ⧉הָעִ֑ירhairthe city Genesis 18:24:7 ⧉הַאַ֤ףhaafindeed Genesis 18:24:8 ⧉תִּסְפֶּה֙tispehwill you sweep away Genesis 18:24:9 ⧉וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֣אvelotisaand not spare Genesis 18:24:10 ⧉לַמָּק֔וֹםlamakomthe place Genesis 18:24:11 ⧉לְמַ֛עַןlemaanfor the sake of the Genesis 18:24:12 ⧉חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםkhamishimfifty Genesis 18:24:13 ⧉הַצַּדִּיקִ֖םhatsadikimrighteous ones Genesis 18:24:14 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwho are Genesis 18:24:15 ⧉בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃bekirbahin it |
| 24. Formal Translation Perhaps there are fifty righteous within the city. Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place because of the fifty righteous who are in its midst? |
| 24. Dynamic Translation What if there are fifty good people in the city? Will You really destroy it and not save the place for the sake of the fifty good people who are in it? |