Genesis 18:29 Go deeper

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And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefand he repeated

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to add: again

Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 38:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT Genesis 18:29 word 1

ע֜וֹדodagain

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Genesis 18:29 word 2

לְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.Berto speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 18:29 word 3

אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him

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 18:29 word 4

וַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.Marand 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 18:29 word 5

אוּלַ֛י'u.Laiperhaps

Lemma: אוּלַי (u.lay) · Strong's: H0194

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: perhaps

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0194; TAHOT Genesis 18:29 word 6

יִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'Unthey will be found !

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 18:29 word 7

שָׁ֖םshamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 18:29 word 8

אַרְבָּעִ֑ים'ar.ba.'Imforty

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Genesis 18:29 word 9

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.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 18:29 word 10

לֹ֣אlo'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 18:29 word 11

אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehI will do [it]

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

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 18:29 word 12

בַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.Vurfor sake of

Lemma: עָבוּר (a.vur) · Strong's: H5668

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: for the sake of

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 18:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5668; TAHOT Genesis 18:29 word 13

הָאַרְבָּעִֽים\׃ha.'ar.ba.'Imthe forty

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Genesis 18:29 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Once again	→	יָסַף H3254G to add: again
. . .	→	עוֹד H5750 still
[Abraham] spoke	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
to [the LORD]	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Suppose	→	אוּלַי H0194 perhaps
forty	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
are found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
He answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
On account	→	עָבוּר H5668 for the sake of
of the forty	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
I will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
do it	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do

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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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