Genesis
Genesis 14:21
21The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Sodom | סְדֹ֖ם | sə·ḏōm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5467 Sodom |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Abram | אַבְרָ֑ם | ’aḇ·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H87 Abram |
| Give | תֶּן־ | ten- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| me | לִ֣י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| the people | הַנֶּ֔פֶשׁ | han·ne·p̄eš | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| but take | קַֽח־ | qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the goods | וְהָרְכֻ֖שׁ | wə·hā·rə·ḵuš | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7399 property, goods |
| for yourself | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.