Genesis 18:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:24 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אוּלַ֥י
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
יֵ֛שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
צַדִּיקִ֖ם
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
בְּת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַאַ֤ף
ʼaph
H637
also
תִּסְפֶּה֙
çâphâh
H5595
to sweep away
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשָּׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
לַמָּק֔וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
לְמַ֛עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
הַצַּדִּיקִ֖ם
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ
qereb
H7130
midst
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are therein?
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King James Version Public Domain
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Suppose there are fifty righteous in the city. Will you really sweep away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who in it?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).