Genesis 18:23
Strong's Lexicon
Abraham
אַבְרָהָ֖ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham = 'father of a multitude' or 'chief of multitude' 1) friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant

stepped forward
וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ (way·yig·gaš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5066: 1) to draw near, approach 1a) (Qal) to draw or come near 1a1) of humans 1a1a) of sexual intercourse 1a2) of inanimate subject 1a2a) to approach one another 1b) (Niphal) to draw near 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to approach, bring near, bring 1d) (Hophal) to be brought near 1e) (Hithpael) to draw near

and said,
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

“Will You really
הַאַ֣ף (ha·’ap̄)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 637: conj (denoting addition, esp of something greater) 1) also, yea, though, so much the more adv 2) furthermore, indeed

sweep away
תִּסְפֶּ֔ה (tis·peh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5595: 1) to sweep or snatch away, catch up, destroy, consume 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be snatched away 1a2) to sweep or snatch away 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be swept away, be destroyed 1b2) to be caught up, be captured 1c) (Hiphil) to catch up, gather

the righteous
צַדִּ֖יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of

the wicked ?
רָשָֽׁע׃ (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Young's Literal Translation
And Abraham draweth nigh and saith, ‘Dost Thou also consume righteous with wicked?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abraham stepped forward and said, “ Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked ?

New American Standard Bible
Abraham came near and said, "Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

King James Bible
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

New Living Translation
Abraham approached him and said, "Will you sweep away both the righteous and the wicked?

English Standard Version
Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

New American Standard Bible
Abraham came near and said, "Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

King James Bible
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abraham stepped forward and said, "Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

International Standard Version
Abraham approached and asked, "Will you actually destroy the righteous along with the wicked?

NET Bible
Abraham approached and said, "Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

American Standard Version
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked?

English Revised Version
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked?

Young's Literal Translation
And Abraham draweth nigh and saith, 'Dost Thou also consume righteous with wicked?
















Cross References
James 5:16
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Genesis 18:24
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

Genesis 20:4
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

Exodus 23:7
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Numbers 16:22
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

2 Samuel 24:17
And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.

Psalm 11:4
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 18:22
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

Genesis 18:21
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 18:20
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
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