Study it in the app“Perhaps there are fifty righteous within the city; will you really sweep away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?”
Abraham pleads over Sodom: will the judge of all the earth not do justly?HolinessAbraham approaches God and pleads for the righteous in SodomPrayer
Perhapsאוּלַיthere areיֵשׁfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםrighteousצַדִּיקִםwithinבְּתוֹךְthe city;הָעִירwill you reallyהַאַףsweep awayתִּסְפֶּהand notוְלֹאspareתִשָּׂאthe placeלַמָּקוֹםfor the sake ofלְמַעַןthe fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםrighteousהַצַּדִּיקִםwhoאֲשֶׁרare in it?בְּקִרְבָּהּ
perhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appearsfifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appearsrighteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appearsinside
The inside of a place or an enclosed space.
Where else “toch” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearssweep away
To perish together with others, wiped out.
Where else “tispe” appearsforgive
To take away someone's sin, forgive.
Where else “tisa” appearsplace
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appearsmidst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirba” appears23Abraham came near and said, “Will you really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24 · This verse (above)
25Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare like the wicked! Far be it from you! Shall the Judge of all the earth not do justice?”
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when he saw the three men, and what did they announce about Sarah (vv. 2-10)?
2. What it means
What does the question “Is anything too difficult for YHWH?” teach (v. 14)?
3. How I live it
Whom can you welcome this week to your home or table with Abraham’s generosity?
