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I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. (KJV)

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אֵֽרֲדָה\־'e.ra.dah-I will go down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 1

נָּ֣אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 2

וְאֶרְאֶ֔הve.'er.'Ehso I may see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 3

הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּha.ke.tza.'a.ka.Tah¿ according to outcry its

Lemma: צְעָקָה (tsa.a.qah) · Strong's: H6818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: cry

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 19:13, Genesis 27:34, Exodus 3:7, Exodus 3:9, Exodus 11:6, Exodus 12:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6818; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 4

הַבָּ֥אָהha.Ba.'ahthat <it> has come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

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

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 5

אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito me

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 6

עָשׂ֣וּ\׀'a.Suhave they done

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 7

כָּלָ֑הka.Lahcompletion

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3617

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: consumption

Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 11:1, 2 Chronicles 12:12, Nehemiah 9:31, Isaiah 10:23, Isaiah 28:22, Jeremiah 4:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3617; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 8

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 9

לֹ֖אlo'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 18:21 word 10

אֵדָֽעָה\׃'e.Da.'ahI will know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Genesis 18:21 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

I will go down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please
to see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
if their actions	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
fully	→	כָּלָה H3617 consumption
justify the outcry	→	צְעָקָה H6818 cry
that has reached	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
Me	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
If	→	אִם H0518A if
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
I will find out	→	יָדַע H3045 to know

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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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