Genesis

Genesis 18:15

¹⁵But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.”

“No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Sarah	שָׂרָ֧ה׀	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
was afraid	יָרֵ֑אָה	yā·rê·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3372 fear
so	כִּ֣י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she denied it	וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ	wat·tə·ḵa·ḥêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
and said	לֵאמֹ֛ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
laugh	צָחַ֖קְתִּי	ṣā·ḥaq·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6711 laugh
No	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
replied	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
but	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you did laugh	צָחָֽקְתְּ׃	ṣā·ḥā·qət	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H6711 laugh

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