Genesis

Genesis 18:29

²⁹Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?”

He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Once again	וַיֹּ֨סֶף	way·yō·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
spoke	לְדַבֵּ֤ר	lə·ḏab·bêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
to	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Suppose	אוּלַ֛י	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֑ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
are found	יִמָּצְא֥וּן	yim·mā·ṣə·’ūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H4672 attain to, find
there	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
He answered	וַיֹּאמַ֔ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
On account	בַּעֲב֖וּר	ba·‘ă·ḇūr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5668 crossed, transit, account
of the forty	הָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃	hā·’ar·bā·‘îm	Article; Number - common plural	H705 forty
I will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
do it	אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה	’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.