Genesis 18:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם
(av·ra·ham)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
came nearוַיִּגַּ֥שׁ
(vai·yig·gash)
5066: to draw near, approacha prim. root
and said,וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
(vai·yo·mar;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Will You indeedהַאַ֣ף
(ha·'af)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
sweep awayתִּסְפֶּ֔ה
(tis·peh,)
5595: to sweep or snatch away, catch upa prim. root
the righteousצַדִּ֖יק
(tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
with the wicked?רָשָֽׁע׃
(ra·sha.)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
drew near
nagash  (naw-gash')
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship;
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Wilt thou also destroy
caphah  (saw-faw')
to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)
the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
with
`im  (eem)
accompanying, against, and, as (long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to, with(-al).
the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Parallel Verses
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?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham came closer and asked, "Are you really going to sweep away the innocent with the guilty?

King James 2000 Bible
And Abraham drew near, and said, will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
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