| 32. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 18:32:1 ⧉וַ֠יֹּאמֶרvayomer{And} He said Genesis 18:32:2 ⧉אַל־נָ֞אalnaplease do not Genesis 18:32:3 ⧉יִ֤חַרyikharbe angry Genesis 18:32:4 ⧉לַֽאדֹנָי֙ladonaiLord Genesis 18:32:5 ⧉וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הvaadabra{And} I will speak Genesis 18:32:6 ⧉אַךְ־הַפַּ֔עַםakhhapaamonly this time Genesis 18:32:7 ⧉אוּלַ֛יulaiperhaps Genesis 18:32:8 ⧉יִמָּצְא֥וּןyimmatseunbe found Genesis 18:32:9 ⧉שָׁ֖םshamthere Genesis 18:32:10 ⧉עֲשָׂרָ֑הasaraten Genesis 18:32:11 ⧉וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vayomer{And} He said Genesis 18:32:12 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Genesis 18:32:13 ⧉אַשְׁחִ֔יתashkhitI will destroy Genesis 18:32:14 ⧉בַּעֲב֖וּרbaavurfor the sake of Genesis 18:32:15 ⧉הָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃haasarathe ten |
| 32. Formal Translation Then he said, “Please, let not Your anger burn, my Lord {Adonai, Patient Judge}. Let me speak only this once. Perhaps ten will be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.” |
| 32. Dynamic Translation Then he said, “Please do not be angry, Lord {Adonai, Merciful Protector}, but allow me to speak just one more time. Perhaps ten will be found there.” He answered, “I will not destroy it because of the ten.” |