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Genesis 18:29וַיֹּ֨סֶףOnce againway·yō·sep̄
ע֜וֹד. . .‘ō·wḏ
לְדַבֵּ֤ר[Abraham] spokelə·ḏab·bêr
אֵלָיו֙ to [YHWH] , ’ê·lāw
אוּלַ֛י“ Suppose’ū·lay
אַרְבָּעִ֑יםforty’ar·bā·‘îm
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙. . .way·yō·mer
יִמָּצְא֥וּןare foundyim·mā·ṣə·’ūn
שָׁ֖םthere ? ”šām
וַיֹּאמַ֔ר He answered , way·yō·mar
בַּעֲב֖וּר“ On accountba·‘ă·ḇūr
הָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃ of the forty , hā·’ar·bā·‘îm
לֹ֣אI will not
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔הdo it . ”’e·‘ĕ·śeh
Genesis 18:30וַ֠יֹּאמֶר Then [Abraham] said , way·yō·mer
לַֽאדֹנָי֙“ May the Lordla·ḏō·nāy
אַל־not’al-
נָ֞א. . .
יִ֤חַר be angry , yi·ḥar
וַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָהbut let me speak [further] .wa·’ă·ḏab·bê·rāh
אוּלַ֛יSuppose’ū·lay
שְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםthirtyšə·lō·šîm
יִמָּצְא֥וּןare foundyim·mā·ṣə·’ūn
שָׁ֖םthere ? ”šām
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ He replied , way·yō·mer
אִם־“ If’im-
אֶמְצָ֥אI find’em·ṣā
שְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃thirtyšə·lō·šîm
שָׁ֖ם there , šām
לֹ֣אI will not
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔הdo it . ”’e·‘ĕ·śeh
Genesis 18:31וַיֹּ֗אמֶר And [Abraham] said , way·yō·mer
הִנֵּֽה־“ Now thathin·nêh-
נָ֤א. . .
הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙I have venturedhō·w·’al·tî
לְדַבֵּ֣רto speaklə·ḏab·bêr
אֶל־to’el-
אֲדֹנָ֔י the Lord , ’ă·ḏō·nāy
אוּלַ֛יsuppose’ū·lay
עֶשְׂרִ֑יםtwenty‘eś·rîm
יִמָּצְא֥וּןare foundyim·mā·ṣə·’ūn
שָׁ֖םthere ? ”šām
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ He answered , way·yō·mer
בַּעֲב֖וּר“ On accountba·‘ă·ḇūr
הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ of the twenty , hā·‘eś·rîm
לֹ֣אI will not
אַשְׁחִ֔יתdestroy [it] . ”’aš·ḥîṯ
Genesis 18:32וַ֠יֹּאמֶר Finally, [Abraham] said , way·yō·mer
לַֽאדֹנָי֙“ May the Lordla·ḏō·nāy
אַל־not’al-
נָ֞א. . .
יִ֤חַר be angry , yi·ḥar
וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הbut let me speakwa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh
אַךְ־. . .’aḵ-
הַפַּ֔עַםonce more .hap·pa·‘am
אוּלַ֛יSuppose’ū·lay
עֲשָׂרָ֑הten‘ă·śā·rāh
יִמָּצְא֥וּןare foundyim·mā·ṣə·’ūn
שָׁ֖םthere ? ”šām
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ And He answered , way·yō·mer
בַּעֲב֖וּר“ On accountba·‘ă·ḇūr
הָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃ of the ten , hā·‘ă·śā·rāh
לֹ֣אI will not
אַשְׁחִ֔יתdestroy [it] . ”’aš·ḥîṯ
Genesis 18:33כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רWhenka·’ă·šer
יְהוָ֔הYHWHYah·weh
כִּלָּ֔הhad finishedkil·lāh
לְדַבֵּ֖רspeakinglə·ḏab·bêr
אֶל־with’el-
אַבְרָהָ֑ם Abraham , ’aḇ·rā·hām
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ He departed , way·yê·leḵ
וְאַבְרָהָ֖םand Abrahamwə·’aḇ·rā·hām
שָׁ֥בreturnedšāḇ
לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃home .lim·qō·mōw
Genesis 19:1שְׁנֵ֨יNow the twošə·nê
הַמַּלְאָכִ֤יםangelsham·mal·’ā·ḵîm
וַ֠יָּבֹאוּarrivedway·yā·ḇō·’ū
סְדֹ֙מָה֙at Sodomsə·ḏō·māh
בָּעֶ֔רֶב in the evening , bā·‘e·reḇ
וְל֖וֹטand Lotwə·lō·wṭ
יֹשֵׁ֣בwas sittingyō·šêḇ
בְּשַֽׁעַר־in the gatewaybə·ša·‘ar-
סְדֹ֑םof [the city] .sə·ḏōm