Genesis
Genesis 18:21
21I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will go down | אֵֽרֲדָה־ | ’ê·ră·ḏāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to see | וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה | wə·’er·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| if their actions | עָשׂ֣וּ׀ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| fully | כָּלָ֑ה | kā·lāh | Adverb | H3617 completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation |
| justify the outcry | הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ | hak·kə·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯāh | Article, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6818 cry, outcry |
| that has reached | הַבָּ֥אָה | hab·bā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| Me | אֵלַ֖י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| If | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| not | לֹ֖א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| I will find out | אֵדָֽעָה׃ | ’ê·ḏā·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3045 know |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 3:8 · Genesis 11:5 · Joshua 22:22 · Jeremiah 17:10 · Exodus 33:5 · Deuteronomy 13:3 · Micah 1:3 · Zephaniah 1:12 · Genesis 11:7 · Luke 16:15 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Psalm 139:1–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.