| 26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 18:26:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomer{And He} said Genesis 18:26:2 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehLORD Genesis 18:26:3 ⧉אִם־אֶמְצָ֥אimemtsaif I find Genesis 18:26:4 ⧉בִסְדֹ֛םvisdomin Sodom Genesis 18:26:5 ⧉חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםkhamishimfifty Genesis 18:26:6 ⧉צַדִּיקִ֖םtsadikimrighteous ones Genesis 18:26:7 ⧉בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhin the midst of Genesis 18:26:8 ⧉הָעִ֑ירhairthe city Genesis 18:26:9 ⧉וְנָשָׂ֥אתִיvenasatiI will spare Genesis 18:26:10 ⧉לְכָל־הַמָּק֖וֹםlekholhamakomthe whole place Genesis 18:26:11 ⧉בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃baavuramfor their sake |
| 26. Formal Translation And the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} said, “If I find fifty righteous in Sodom, within the city itself, then I will spare the entire place for their sake.” |
| 26. Dynamic Translation The LORD {Yahweh, Merciful Rescuer} replied, “If I find fifty people living right in Sodom, I will spare the whole place because of them.” |