Genesis 18:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
I findאֶמְצָ֥א
(em·tza)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
in Sodomבִסְדֹ֛ם
(vis·dom)
5467: a Canaanite city near the Dead Seaof uncertain derivation
fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
(cha·mi·shim)
2572: fiftymultiple of chamesh
righteousצַדִּיקִ֖ם
(tzad·di·kim)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
withinבְּתֹ֣וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
the city,הָעִ֑יר
(ha·'ir;)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
then I will spareוְנָשָׂ֥אתִי
(ve·na·sa·ti)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
the wholeלְכָל־
(le·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
placeהַמָּקֹ֖ום
(ham·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
on their account."בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃
(ba·'a·vu·ram.)
5668: for the sake of, on account of, so thatfrom abar


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
If I find
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
in Sodom
Cdom  (sed-ome')
burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea -- Sodom.
fifty
chamishshiym  (kham-ish-sheem')
fifty -- fifty.
righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
within
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
then I will spare
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
all the place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
for their sakes
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account."

King James Bible
And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD said, "If I find 50 righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

International Standard Version
The LORD said, "If I find 50 righteous people within Sodom, I'll forgive the whole place for their sake."

NET Bible
So the LORD replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD said, "If I find 50 innocent people inside the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
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