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And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 1

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 2

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 3

אֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'I will find

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 4

בִסְדֹ֛םvis.Domin Sodom

Lemma: סְדֹם (se.dom) · Strong's: H5467

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Sodom

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5467; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 5

חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.Shimfifty

Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) · Strong's: H2572

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)

Meaning: fifty

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2572; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 6

צַדִּיקִ֖םtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 7

בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst of

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 8

הָעִ֑ירha.'Irthe city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 9

וְנָשָׂ֥אתִיve.na.Sa.tiand I will forgive

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to lift: bear

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7, Genesis 42:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 10

לְכָל\־le.khol<to> all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 11

הַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.Komthe place

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 12

בַּעֲבוּרָֽם\׃ba.'a.vu.Ramfor sake of them

Lemma: עָבוּר (a.vur) · Strong's: H5668

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: for the sake of

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 18:29, Genesis 18:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5668; TAHOT Genesis 18:26 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
If	→	אִם H0518A if
I find	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
fifty	→	חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty
righteous ones	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
within	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
of Sodom	→	סְדֹם H5467 Sodom
on their account	→	עָבוּר H5668 for the sake of
I will spare	→	נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear
the whole	→	כֹּל H3605 all
place	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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