Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 18:31 Interlinear

And he said Behold now I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord found Peradventure there shall be twenty And he said I will not destroy Peradventure there shall be twenty

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
2הִנֵּֽהH2009lo!
3נָ֤אH4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
4הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙H2974Behold now I have taken upon meproperly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
5לְדַבֵּ֣רH1696to speakperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
6אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
7אֲדֹנָ֔יH136unto the Lordthe lord (used as a proper name of god only)
8אוּלַ֛יH194if not; hence perhaps
9יִמָּֽצְא֥וּןH4672foundproperly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
10שָׁ֖םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
11הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃H6242Peradventure there shall be twentytwenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
12וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
13לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
14אַשְׁחִ֔יתH7843I will not destroyto decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
15בַּֽעֲב֖וּרH5668properly, crossed, i.e., (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
16הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃H6242Peradventure there shall be twentytwenty; also (ordinal) twentieth

Verse Context

Genesis 18:30And he said unto him Oh be angry let not the Lord and I will speak...
Genesis 18:31 (current)And he said Behold now I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord found Peradventure there shall be twenty And he said I will not destroy Peradventure there shall be twenty
Genesis 18:32And he said be angry Oh let not the Lord and I will speak...

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