KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 18:31 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he said,” | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Behold” | הִנֵּֽה | Lo! | Behold |
| “now,” | נָ֤א | 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | now |
| “I have taken upon me” | הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ | Properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition | taken upon |
| “to speak” | לְדַבֵּ֣ר | Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue | speak |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “the Lord:” | אֲדֹנָ֔י | The Lord (used as a proper name of God only) | Lord |
| “Peradventure” | אוּלַ֛י | If not; hence perhaps | Peradventure |
| “there shall be twenty” | עֶשְׂרִ֑ים | Twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth | twenty |
| “found” | יִמָּֽצְא֥וּן | Properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present | found |
| “there.” | שָׁ֖ם | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | there |
| “And he said,” | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “I will not” | לֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “destroy” | אַשְׁחִ֔ית | To decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) | destroy |
| “it” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “for twenty's” | הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ | Twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth | twentys |
| “sake.” | בַּֽעֲב֖וּר | Properly, crossed, i.e., (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that | sake |
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29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
30 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.
31 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.
32 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.
33 And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
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