Genesis 18:31⥂
KJV:
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty’s sake.
BSB:
And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
Hebrew:
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־ נָ֤א הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־ אֲדֹנָ֔י אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּעֲב֖וּר הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃
Topics:
ABRAHAM • BOLDNESS • COMMUNION • CONDESCENSION OF GOD • CURIOSITY • GOD • INTERCESSION • PRAYER • PRESUMPTION • RELIGION • SODOM
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| and he said | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vaHc i.Yo.merHVqw3ms | L |
| here! | הִנֵּֽה־ | hi.neh-HTj | L |
| please | נָ֤א | na'HTj | L |
| I have undertaken | הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ | ho.'Al.tiHVhp1cs | L |
| to speak | לְדַבֵּ֣ר | le.HR da.BerHVpcc | L |
| to | אֶל־ | 'el-HR | L |
| [the] Lord | אֲדֹנָ֔י | 'a.do.NaiHNpt | L |
| perhaps | אוּלַ֛י | 'u.LaiHD | L |
| they will be found ! | יִמָּצְא֥וּן | yi.ma.tze.'UHVNi3mp nHSn | L |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | shamHD | L |
| twenty | עֶשְׂרִ֑ים | 'es.RimHAcmpa | L |
| and he said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vaHc i.Yo.merHVqw3ms | L |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo'HTn | L |
| I will destroy [it] | אַשְׁחִ֔ית | 'ash.ChitHVhi1cs | L |
| for sake of | בַּעֲב֖וּר | ba.HR 'a.VurHNcmsc | L |
| the twenty | הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ | Ha.HTd 'es.RimHAcmpa | L |
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