Genesis 18:31 Hebrew Word Analysis

11	And he said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	h559
1		הִנֵּֽה	h2009
2		נָ֤א	h4994
3	Behold now I have taken upon me	הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙	h2974
4	to speak	לְדַבֵּ֣ר	h1696
5		אֶל	h413
6	unto the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֔י	h136
7		אוּלַ֛י	h194
8	found	יִמָּֽצְא֥וּן	h4672
9		שָׁ֖ם	h8033
15	Peradventure there shall be twenty	הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃	h6242
11	And he said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	h559
12		לֹ֣א	h3808
13	I will not destroy	אַשְׁחִ֔ית	h7843
14		בַּֽעֲב֖וּר	h5668
15	Peradventure there shall be twenty	הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃	h6242

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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 the twenty's sake.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said, See now, I have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: what if there are twenty there? And he said, I will have mercy because of the twenty.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak with the Lord. Perhaps there may be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for the twenty's sake.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord: Peradventure there will be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

World English Bible (WEB)

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."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he saith, `Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there are found there twenty?' and He saith, `I do not destroy `it', because of the twenty.'