Bereschit 18:21 Kommentar: Rashi, Rashbam, Sforno & Or HaChaim

אֵֽרֲדָה־נָּ֣א וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ הַבָּ֥אָה אֵלַ֖י עָשׂ֣וּ ׀ כָּלָ֑ה וְאִם־לֹ֖א אֵדָֽעָה׃

So will ich dennoch hinabsteigen und sehen, ob sie ganz so gehandelt, wie es nach den Klagen scheint, die zu mir gedrungen, oder nicht; — ich will es wissen.

Rashi on Genesis

ארדה נא I WILL GO DOWN NOW — This teaches the judges that they should not give decisions in cases involving capital punishment, except after having carefully looked into the matter — all as I have explained in the section dealing with the dispersion of the nations (11:5). Another explanation of ארדה נא is: I will go down to the very end of their doings (I will fathom the depths of their wickedness).
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Rashbam on Genesis

עשו כלה, the vertical line after the word עשו is like a comma between these words, i.e. “if they have done as reported, I will put an end to them.”
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Sforno on Genesis

I will descend now. I will plumb the depths of their wickedness to see what will come of it in the end.
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