Genesis

Genesis 19:2

²and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.”

“No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and said	וַיֹּ֜אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
My lords	אֲדֹנַ֗י	’ă·ḏō·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
please	נָ֠א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
turn aside	ס֣וּרוּ	sū·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5493 turn aside
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the house	בֵּ֨ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of your servant	עַבְדְּכֶ֤ם	‘aḇ·də·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
wash	וְרַחֲצ֣וּ	wə·ra·ḥă·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
your feet	רַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם	raḡ·lê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H7272 foot
and spend the night	וְלִ֙ינוּ֙	wə·lî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3885 lodge, pass the night
Then you can rise early	וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם	wə·hiš·kam·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H7925 start, rise, early
and go	וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם	wa·hă·laḵ·tɛm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
on your way	לְדַרְכְּכֶ֑ם	lə·ḏar·kə·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
No	לֹּ֔א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
they answered	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
we will spend the night	נָלִֽין׃	nā·lîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H3885 lodge, pass the night
in the square	בָרְח֖וֹב	ḇā·rə·ḥō·wḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7339 broad open place, plaza

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Genesis 18:4 · Luke 24:28–29 · Acts 16:15 · Hebrews 13:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.