Genesis 18:15 Go deeper

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. (KJV)

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וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁva.te.kha.Cheshand she denied

Lemma: כָּחַשׁ (ka.chash) · Strong's: H3584

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)

Meaning: to deceive

Used 22 times. Also: Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 19:11, Deuteronomy 33:29, Joshua 7:11, Joshua 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3584; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 1

שָׂרָ֧ה\׀sa.RahSarah

Lemma: שָׂרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H8283

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Sarah

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8283; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 2

לֵאמֹ֛רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 3

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 4

צָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiI laughed

Lemma: צָחַק (tsa.chaq) · Strong's: H6711

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 21:6, Genesis 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6711; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 5

כִּ֣י\׀kifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 6

יָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahshe was afraid

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to fear

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 26:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 7

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר\׀vai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 8

לֹ֖אlo'In-

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 9

כִּ֥יkideed

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 10

צָחָֽקְתְּ\׃tza.Cha.ketyou laughed

Lemma: צָחַק (tsa.chaq) · Strong's: H6711

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqp2fs)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 21:6, Genesis 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6711; TAHOT Genesis 18:15 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But Sarah	→	שָׂרָה H8283 Sarah
was afraid	→	יָרֵא H3372G to fear
so	→	כִּי H3588A for
she denied it	→	כָּחַשׁ H3584 to deceive
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
“I did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
laugh	→	צָחַק H6711 to laugh
No	→	לֹא H3808 not
replied [the LORD]	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
but	→	כִּי H3588A for
you did laugh	→	צָחַק H6711 to laugh

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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