Genesis 18:31 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:31 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 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּֽה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָ֤א
nâʼ
H4994
please
הוֹאַ֨לְתִּי֙
yâʼal
H2974
to be willing
לְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲדֹנָ֔י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
אוּלַ֛י
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
יִמָּצְא֥וּן
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
עֶשְׂרִ֑ים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אַשְׁחִ֔ית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
בַּעֲב֖וּר
ʻâbûwr
H5668
because of
הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he said, “Behold, please, I have taken it upon myself to speak to my Lord. Suppose twenty are found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).