Genesis 18:28

What if there are 5 fewer than 50 righteous people, will you destroy the whole city for the sake of these 5 people?" He [the Lord] replied, "I will not destroy it if there are 45 righteous people there."

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

אוּלַי   יַחְסְרוּן   חֲמִשִּׁים   הַצַּדִּיקִם   חֲמִשָּׁה   הֲתַשְׁחִית   בַּחֲמִשָּׁה   אֶת   כָּל   הָעִיר   וַיֹּאמֶר   לֹא   אַשְׁחִית   אִם   אֶמְצָא   שָׁם   אַרְבָּעִים   וַחֲמִשָּׁה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐὰν δὲ ἐλαττονωθῶσιν οἱ πεντήκοντα δίκαιοι πέντε ἀπολεῖς ἕνεκεν τῶν πέντε πᾶσαν τὴν πόλιν καὶ εἶπεν οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω ἐὰν εὕρω ἐκεῖ τεσσαράκοντα πέντε


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H0194
א֠וּלַי (olaj)
perhaps
Adv. Adverb

D
H2637
H9013
יַחְסְר֞וּ (jachesero)
ן (n)
to lack
parag
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ pl. qal third person masculine plural

Suffix Suffix

Vqi3mp
Sn
H2572
חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים (chamishim)
fifty
Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Acmpa
H9009
H6662
הַ (ha)
צַּדִּיקִם֙ (tzadiqim)
the
righteous
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Td
Aampa
H2568
חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה (chamishah)
five
Adj. Adjective
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Acfsa
H9008
H7843
הֲ (ha)
תַשְׁחִ֥ית (tashechit)
?
to ruin

Verb Verb
hiphil ♂ sing. hiphil second person masculine singular

Ti
Vhi2ms
H9003
H2568
בַּ (ba)
חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה (chamishah)
in
five
Prep. Preposition

Adj. Adjective
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

R
Acfsa
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H5892b
הָ (ha)
עִ֑יר (ir)
the
city
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9001
H0559
וַ (va)
יֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (jómer)
seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H3808
לֹ֣א (ló)
not
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H7843
אַשְׁחִ֔ית (ashechit)
to ruin
Verb Verb
hiphil 1p sing. hiphil first person singular

Vhi1cs
H0518a
H9014
אִם (im-)
־
if
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H4672
אֶמְצָ֣א (emetza)
to find
Verb Verb
qal 1p sing. qal first person singular

Vqi1cs
H8033
שָׁ֔ם (sham)
there
Adv. Adverb

D
H0705
אַרְבָּעִ֖ים (arebaim)
forty
Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Acmpa
H9002
H2568
H9016
וַ (va)
חֲמִשָּֽׁה (chamishah)
׃
and
five
verseEnd
Conj. Conjunktion

Adj. Adjective
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

C
Acfsa

The color of the words tell you how rare the word is, the more red, the fewer uses.

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|11-50
|51-100
|101-500
|501-1000
|1000+

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