Genesis 18:32 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:32 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
וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣ה
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אַךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
הַפַּ֔עַם
paʻam
H6471
time
אוּלַ֛י
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
יִמָּצְא֥וּן
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
עֲשָׂרָ֑ה
ʻeser
H6235
ten
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אַשְׁחִ֔ית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
בַּעֲב֖וּר
ʻâbûwr
H5668
because of
הָעֲשָׂרָֽה
ʻeser
H6235
ten
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. What if ten are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he said, “Please do not let my Lord be angry, and let me speak just once more: Suppose ten are found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).