Genesis 18:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

Young's Literal Translation
peradventure there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city; dost Thou also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty—the righteous who [are] in its midst?

King James Bible
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that [are] therein?

Hebrew
What if
אוּלַ֥י (’ū·lay)
Adverb
Strong's 194: Perhaps

there are
יֵ֛שׁ (yêš)
Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

fifty
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (ḥă·miš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 2572: Fifty

righteous
צַדִּיקִ֖ם (ṣad·dî·qim)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

ones in
בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

the city?
הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

Will You really
הַאַ֤ף (ha·’ap̄)
Conjunction
Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though

sweep it away
תִּסְפֶּה֙ (tis·peh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5595: To sweep or snatch away, catch up

and not
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

spare
תִשָּׂ֣א (ṯiś·śā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

the place
לַמָּק֔וֹם (lam·mā·qō·wm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

for the sake of
לְמַ֛עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Preposition
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

the fifty
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (ḥă·miš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 2572: Fifty

righteous
הַצַּדִּיקִ֖ם (haṣ·ṣad·dî·qim)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

ones
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

who are there?
בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃ (bə·qir·bāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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