| 25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 18:25:1 ⧉חָלִ֨לָהkhalilafar be it Genesis 18:25:2 ⧉לְּךָ֜lekhafor you Genesis 18:25:3 ⧉מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תmeasotfrom doing Genesis 18:25:4 ⧉כַּדָּבָ֣רkadavarlike the thing Genesis 18:25:5 ⧉הַזֶּ֗הhazehthis Genesis 18:25:6 ⧉לְהָמִ֤יתlehamitto put to death Genesis 18:25:7 ⧉צַדִּיק֙tsadika righteous one Genesis 18:25:8 ⧉עִם־רָשָׁ֔עimrashawith a wicked one Genesis 18:25:9 ⧉וְהָיָ֥הvehayawould be Genesis 18:25:10 ⧉כַצַדִּ֖יקkhatsadikas the righteous one Genesis 18:25:11 ⧉כָּרָשָׁ֑עkarashaas the wicked one Genesis 18:25:12 ⧉חָלִ֣לָהkhalilafar be it Genesis 18:25:13 ⧉לָּ֔ךְlakhfor you Genesis 18:25:14 ⧉הֲשֹׁפֵט֙hashofetthe judge of Genesis 18:25:15 ⧉כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץkolhaaretsall the earth Genesis 18:25:16 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Genesis 18:25:17 ⧉יַעֲשֶׂ֖הyaasedo Genesis 18:25:18 ⧉מִשְׁפָּֽט׃mishepatjustice |
| 25. Formal Translation Far be it from You to do this—to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous would be treated like the wicked. Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of all the earth not do justice? |
| 25. Dynamic Translation You must not do such a thing; it would be unthinkable for You to kill righteous people along with the wicked, as though they were the same. Never! Surely the Judge of the whole earth will do what is just. |