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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD said, &#8220If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the entire place on their account.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the LORD said, &#8220If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Yahweh said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD said, “If I find within the city of Sodom fifty righteous [people], then I will spare the entire place for their sake.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, &#8220If I find 50 righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD replied, "If I find 50 good people in Sodom, I will save the city to keep them from being killed." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said, "If I find 50 innocent people inside the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD answered, "If I find fifty innocent people in Sodom, I will spare the whole city for their sake." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD said, "If I find 50 righteous people within Sodom, I'll forgive the whole place for their sake."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith, 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say, If I shall find in Sodom fifty just, in the midst of the city, I forgive all the place for their sakes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said to him: If I And in Sodom fifty just within the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord said to him, “If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD replied: If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will forgive the whole place for their sake.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole country for their sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said: “If I shall find in Sadom fifty righteous within the city, I shall forgive all the place because of them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/18-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=3921" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/18.htm">Abraham Begs for Sodom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">So the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">“If</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ’em·ṣā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">I find</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">fifty</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dî·qim (Adj-mp) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">righteous ones</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">within</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/5467.htm" title="5467: ḇis·ḏōm (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city near the Dead Sea. From an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea.">of Sodom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5668.htm" title="5668: ba·‘ă·ḇū·rām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Or rabur; passive participle of abar; properly, crossed, i.e. transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that.">on their account</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·nā·śā·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">I will spare</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-14.htm">Exodus 32:14</a></span><br />So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a></span><br />“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30</a></span><br />I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-3.htm">Amos 7:3</a></span><br />So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-6.htm">Amos 7:6</a></span><br />So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Jonah 3:10</a></span><br />When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a></span><br />Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-8.htm">Isaiah 65:8</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Jeremiah 18:8</a></span><br />But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23-24</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. / But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41</a></span><br />The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-12.htm">Luke 10:12-13</a></span><br />I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. / Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Luke 11:32</a></span><br />The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-29.htm">Romans 9:29</a></span><br />It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Isaiah 6:13</a></b></br> But yet in it <i>shall be</i> a tenth, and <i>it</i> shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance <i>is</i> in them, when they cast <i>their leaves: so</i> the holy seed <i>shall be</i> the substance thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-22.htm">Isaiah 10:22</a></b></br> For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, <i>yet</i> a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-24.htm">Isaiah 19:24</a></b></br> In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, <i>even</i> a blessing in the midst of the land:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/16-15.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/genesis/18-22.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/21-7.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/50-17.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/genesis/18-31.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/genesis/18-29.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-45.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/numbers/31-18.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">The Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/18-9.htm">Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of "LORD" in all caps signifies the divine name YHWH, highlighting God's covenant relationship with Abraham. This interaction is part of a larger narrative where God reveals His plans to Abraham, showcasing His willingness to engage with humanity.<p><b>If I find fifty righteous ones</b><br>The number fifty is significant, representing a substantial minority within the city. The concept of "righteous ones" refers to individuals who live in accordance with God's standards. This reflects the biblical principle that the presence of the righteous can have a preserving effect on society, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/11-10.htm">Proverbs 11:10-11</a>.<p><b>within the city of Sodom</b><br>Sodom was a city known for its wickedness, located in the region of the Dead Sea. Archaeological evidence suggests that cities in this area were destroyed by a cataclysmic event, aligning with the biblical account. Sodom's reputation for sin is referenced throughout Scripture, including in <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a> and <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a>.<p><b>on their account I will spare the whole place</b><br>This demonstrates God's mercy and justice, willing to withhold judgment for the sake of the righteous. It foreshadows the intercessory role of Christ, who spares humanity from judgment through His righteousness. This principle is echoed in <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a>, where God is described as patient, not wanting anyone to perish.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, representing God's justice and mercy. The Hebrew name used here is "YHWH," emphasizing His covenant relationship with Abraham.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch who intercedes for Sodom, demonstrating his role as a mediator and his deep concern for righteousness and justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>A city known for its wickedness, which God intends to judge. It serves as a backdrop for the discussion of divine justice and mercy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_ones.htm">Righteous Ones</a></b><br>The individuals whose presence could spare the city, highlighting the value of righteousness in God's eyes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession.htm">The Power of Intercession</a></b><br>Abraham's dialogue with God shows the importance and power of intercessory prayer. Believers are encouraged to pray for others, trusting in God's willingness to listen.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>This passage highlights the balance between God's justice and His mercy. While God is just and must punish sin, He is also merciful and willing to spare for the sake of the righteous.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_righteousness.htm">The Value of Righteousness</a></b><br>The presence of even a few righteous individuals can have a significant impact. Believers are called to live righteously, understanding their potential influence on their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_relational_nature.htm">God's Relational Nature</a></b><br>The interaction between God and Abraham demonstrates that God desires a relationship with His people, where they can communicate openly and honestly with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_city's_fate_depend_on_one_deal.htm">How can an entire city's fate hinge on a negotiation between God and one individual (Genesis 18:23-33)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_the_psalmist_with_evildoers.htm">(Psalm 26:9-10) Why would a just God punish the psalmist alongside evildoers if everyone is equally flawed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_threaten_a_city_if_one_righteous_saves.htm">Why would God threaten a city in Jeremiah 5:1 if one righteous person could save it, unlike the mercy shown in Genesis 18?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_scripture_show_collective_punishment.htm">Ezekiel 33:17 - If God's ways are truly just, why do we see instances of collective punishment and suffering elsewhere in Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city</span> (thus accepting the test proposed by Abraham, but not necessarily thereby acquiescing in the absolute soundness of his logic), <span class="cmt_word">then I will spare</span> (not as an act of justice, but as an exercise of mercy, and not because of any suspicions that might otherwise attach to my rectitude, but solely in vindication of my clemency) <span class="cmt_word">all the place</span> (not the righteous merely, which was all that justice could have legitimately demanded) <span class="cmt_word">for their sakes</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> because of the claims upon my mercy which grace admits the righteous to prefer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/18-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I find</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶמְצָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(’em·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fifty</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">righteous ones</span><br /><span class="heb">צַדִּיקִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṣad·dî·qim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֣וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Sodom,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִסְדֹ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇis·ḏōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on their account</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḇū·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5668.htm">Strong's 5668: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will spare</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָשָׂ֥אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·śā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּק֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/18-26.htm">OT Law: Genesis 18:26 Yahweh said If I find in Sodom (Gen. 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