Genesis 18:30 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:30 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַ֠יֹּאמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
נָ֞א
nâʼ
H4994
please
יִ֤חַר
chârâh
H2734
to be angry
לַֽאדֹנָי֙
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
וַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָה
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אוּלַ֛י
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
יִמָּצְא֥וּן
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים
shᵉlôwshîym
H7970
thirty
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֶמְצָ֥א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
שְׁלֹשִֽׁים
shᵉlôwshîym
H7970
thirty
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?" He said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he said, “Please do not let my Lord be angry, and let me speak: Suppose thirty are found there?” And he said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).