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Genesis 18:32

Finally, 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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ASV

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.

KJV

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merand he saidH559 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
נָ֞אna'pleaseH4994 →
יִ֤חַרYi.charit burnH2734 →
לַֽאדֹנָי֙la.do.Naito [the] LordH136 →
וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.Rahand let me speakH1696 →
אַךְ־'akh-onlyH389 →
הַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amthis timeH6471 →
אוּלַ֛י'u.LaiperhapsH194 →
יִמָּצְא֥וּןyi.ma.tze.'Unthey will be found !H4672 →
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033 →
עֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahtenH6235 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
אַשְׁחִ֔ית'ash.ChitI will destroy [it]H7843 →
בַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.Vurfor sake ofH5668 →
הָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃ha.'a.sa.Rahthe tenH6235 →

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James 5:15–17And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.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.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.”Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.1 John 5:15–16And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.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.Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?Isaiah 1:9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”Genesis 18:24What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?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.Exodus 34:6–7Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,Exodus 34:9–10“O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”Exodus 32:9–10The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.Isaiah 65:8This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.Exodus 33:13–14Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.”

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Abraham and the Three Angels — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Abraham and the Three Angels — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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