Genesis 18:29
Once 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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ASV
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty’s sake.
KJV
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨סֶף | vai.Yo.sef | and he repeated | H3254 → |
| ע֜וֹד | od | again | H5750 → |
| לְדַבֵּ֤ר | le.da.Ber | to speak | H1696 → |
| אֵלָיו֙ | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| וַיֹּאמַ֔ר | vai.yo.Mar | and he said | H559 → |
| אוּלַ֛י | 'u.Lai | perhaps | H194 → |
| יִמָּצְא֥וּן | yi.ma.tze.'Un | they will be found ! | H4672 → |
| שָׁ֖ם | sham | there | H8033 → |
| אַרְבָּעִ֑ים | 'ar.ba.'Im | forty | H705 → |
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה | 'e.'e.Seh | I will do [it] | H6213 → |
| בַּעֲב֖וּר | ba.'a.Vur | for sake of | H5668 → |
| הָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃ | ha.'ar.ba.'Im | the forty | H705 → |
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