Genesis
Genesis 18:3
3“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My lord | אֲדֹנָ֗י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H113 lord |
| said | וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I have found | מָצָ֤אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| favor | חֵן֙ | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| in your sight | בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| please | נָ֨א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| pass | תַעֲבֹ֖ר | ṯa·‘ă·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| your servant | עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ | ‘aḇ·de·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.