Genesis 18:30 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַ֠יֹּאמֶר	Vai.yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
נָ֞א	na'	please	H4994 →
יִ֤חַר	Yi.char	it burn	H2734 →
לַֽאדֹנָי֙	la.do.Nai	to [the] Lord	H136 →
וַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָה	va.'a.da.Be.rah	and let me speak	H1696 →
אוּלַ֛י	'u.Lai	perhaps	H194 →
יִמָּצְא֥וּן	yi.ma.tze.'Un	they will be found !	H4672 →
שָׁ֖ם	sham	there	H8033 →
שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים	she.lo.Shim	thirty	H7970 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה	'e.'e.Seh	I will do [it]	H6213 →
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
אֶמְצָ֥א	'em.Tza'	I will find	H4672 →
שָׁ֖ם	sham	there	H8033 →
שְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃	she.lo.Shim	thirty	H7970 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 10:17
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
leads to
- Psalms 145:19
  He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- 2 Chronicles 34:27
  because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have…
- Psalms 34:15
  The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- 1 Peter 3:12
  For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- Isaiah 65:24
  Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Through
Job 40:4
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
leads to
- Proverbs 30:32
  If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
- Job 29:9
  The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
- Job 21:5
  Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.Jeremiah 30:21Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.Isaiah 55:8–9“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,Job 40:4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.Hebrews 12:28–29Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.Esther 4:11–16“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”Psalms 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.Psalms 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.Judges 6:39Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”Genesis 44:18Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.Genesis 18:32Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”

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