Genesis

Genesis 18:31

³¹And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?”

He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Now that	הִנֵּֽה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I have ventured	הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙	hō·w·’al·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H2974 shew willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake
to speak	לְדַבֵּ֣ר	lə·ḏab·bêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֔י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
suppose	אוּלַ֛י	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֑ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
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	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	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 twenty	הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃	hā·‘eś·rîm	Article; Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
I will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
destroy	אַשְׁחִ֔ית	’aš·ḥîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.