Verse 21

{ "verseID": "Genesis.14.21", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֖ם אֶל־אַבְרָ֑ם תֶּן־לִ֣י הַנֶּ֔פֶשׁ וְהָרְכֻ֖שׁ קַֽח־לָֽךְ׃", "text": "*way-yōʾmer* *melek*-*səḏōm* *ʾel*-*ʾaḇrām* *ten*-*lî* *han-nep̄eš* *wə-hā-rəḵuš* *qaḥ*-*lāḵ*", "grammar": { "*way-yōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*melek*": "construct state noun, masculine singular - king of", "*səḏōm*": "proper noun, place name (Sodom)", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*ʾaḇrām*": "proper noun, personal name (Abram)", "*ten*": "imperative, masculine singular - give", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st common singular suffix - to me", "*han-nep̄eš*": "definite article + common noun, feminine singular - the people/souls", "*wə-hā-rəḵuš*": "conjunction + definite article + common noun, masculine singular - and the property", "*qaḥ*": "imperative, masculine singular - take", "*lāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself" }, "variants": { "*han-nep̄eš*": "the souls/the persons/the people", "*hā-rəḵuš*": "the property/goods/possessions" } }

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