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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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.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 18:31 word 1

הִנֵּֽה\־hi.neh-here!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 18:31 word 2

נָ֤אna'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 18:31 word 3

הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ho.'Al.tiI have undertaken

Lemma: יָאַל (ya.al) · Strong's: H2974

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)

Meaning: be willing

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Exodus 2:21, Deuteronomy 1:5, Joshua 7:7, Joshua 17:12, Judges 1:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2974; TAHOT Genesis 18:31 word 4

לְדַבֵּ֣רle.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 18:31 word 5

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 18:31 word 6

אֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Genesis 18:31 word 7

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 18:29, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0194; TAHOT Genesis 18:31 word 8

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 18:31 word 9

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 18:31 word 10

עֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.Rimtwenty

Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242

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

Meaning: twenty

Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT Genesis 18:31 word 11

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 18:31 word 12

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 18:31 word 13

אַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitI will destroy [it]

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Genesis 18:31 word 14

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 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5668; TAHOT Genesis 18:31 word 15

הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים\׃Ha.'es.Rimthe twenty

Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242

Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)

Meaning: twenty

Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT Genesis 18:31 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

And [Abraham] said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Now that	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please
I have ventured	→	יָאַל H2974 be willing
to speak	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
suppose	→	אוּלַי H0194 perhaps
twenty	→	עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty
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 twenty	→	עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty
I will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
destroy [it]	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin

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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