{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.1", "source": "וַיֵּרָ֤א אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י מַמְרֵ֑א וְה֛וּא יֹשֵׁ֥ב פֶּֽתַח־הָאֹ֖הֶל כְּחֹ֥ם הַיּֽוֹם׃", "text": "And *wayyērāʾ* to-him *YHWH* in-*ʾēlōnê* *Mamrēʾ* and-he *yōšēb* *peṯaḥ*-the-*ʾōhel* in-*ḥōm* the-*yôm*.", "grammar": { "*wayyērāʾ*": "niphal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - appeared/was seen", "*YHWH*": "divine name, proper noun", "*ʾēlōnê*": "construct plural of *ʾēlôn* - oaks/terebinths of", "*Mamrēʾ*": "proper noun, place name", "*yōšēb*": "qal participle, masculine singular - sitting/dwelling", "*peṯaḥ*": "construct state noun - opening/entrance of", "*ʾōhel*": "noun, masculine singular - tent", "*ḥōm*": "noun, masculine singular - heat", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day" }, "variants": { "*wayyērāʾ*": "appeared/was seen/showed himself", "*ʾēlōnê*": "oaks/terebinths/great trees", "*yōšēb*": "sitting/dwelling/residing" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.2", "source": "וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים נִצָּבִ֖ים עָלָ֑יו וַיַּ֗רְא וַיָּ֤רָץ לִקְרָאתָם֙ מִפֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרְצָה׃", "text": "And-*wayyiśśāʾ* *ʿênāyw* and-*wayyarʾ* and-*hinnēh* three *ʾănāšîm* *niṣṣābîm* upon-him and-*wayyarʾ* and-*wayyāroṣ* to-*liqrāʾṯām* from-*peṯaḥ* the-*ʾōhel* and-*wayyištaḥû* *ʾārṣâ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiśśāʾ*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - lifted up", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*wayyarʾ*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - saw/looked", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*ʾănāšîm*": "plural of *ʾîš* - men", "*niṣṣābîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - standing", "*wayyāroṣ*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - ran", "*liqrāʾṯām*": "preposition with infinitive construct and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to meet them", "*wayyištaḥû*": "hishtafel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - bowed down", "*ʾārṣâ*": "noun with directional he - to the ground/earthward" }, "variants": { "*wayyiśśāʾ*": "lifted up/raised", "*niṣṣābîm*": "standing/stationed/positioned", "*wayyištaḥû*": "bowed down/prostrated himself/worshipped" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.3", "source": "וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֗י אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אַל־נָ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר מֵעַ֥ל עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* if-*nāʾ* *māṣāʾṯî* *ḥēn* in-*ʿênêḵā* not-*nāʾ* *ṯaʿăḇōr* from-upon *ʿaḇdeḵā*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmar*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun with 1st person suffix (honorific plural) - my lord", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*māṣāʾṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have found", "*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace", "*ʿênêḵā*": "dual noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*ṯaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will pass by", "*ʿaḇdeḵā*": "noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant" }, "variants": { "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "my lord/my lords (could be addressed to one person of high rank or multiple persons)", "*ḥēn*": "favor/grace/acceptance", "*ṯaʿăḇōr*": "pass by/go away/continue on" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.4", "source": "יֻקַּֽח־נָ֣א מְעַט־מַ֔יִם וְרַחֲצ֖וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם וְהִֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּ תַּ֥חַת הָעֵֽץ׃", "text": "*Yuqqaḥ*-*nāʾ* little-*mayim* and-*raḥăṣû* *raḡlêḵem* and-*hiššāʿănû* *taḥaṯ* the-*ʿēṣ*.", "grammar": { "*yuqqaḥ*": "hophal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let be brought/taken", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*raḥăṣû*": "qal imperative, 2nd masculine plural - wash", "*raḡlêḵem*": "noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your feet", "*hiššāʿănû*": "niphal imperative, 2nd masculine plural - rest yourselves/lean", "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - tree" }, "variants": { "*yuqqaḥ*": "let be taken/brought/fetched", "*hiššāʿănû*": "rest yourselves/recline/lean" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.5", "source": "וְאֶקְחָ֨ה פַת־לֶ֜חֶם וְסַעֲד֤וּ לִבְּכֶם֙ אַחַ֣ר תַּעֲבֹ֔רוּ כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֥ן עֲבַרְתֶּ֖ם עַֽל־עַבְדְּכֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כֵּ֥ן תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃", "text": "And-*ʾeqḥâ* *paṯ*-*leḥem* and-*saʿăḏû* *libbeḵem* after *taʿăḇōrû* for-upon-so *ʿăḇartem* upon-*ʿaḇdeḵem* and-*wayyōʾmerû* so *taʿăśeh* as-that *dibbartā*.", "grammar": { "*ʾeqḥâ*": "qal cohortative, 1st person singular - let me take/fetch", "*paṯ*": "construct state noun - morsel/piece of", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*saʿăḏû*": "qal imperative, 2nd masculine plural - sustain/refresh", "*libbeḵem*": "noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your hearts", "*taʿăḇōrû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will pass by/continue", "*ʿăḇartem*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have passed by", "*ʿaḇdeḵem*": "noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your servant", "*wayyōʾmerû*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they said", "*taʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will do", "*dibbartā*": "piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have spoken" }, "variants": { "*paṯ*": "morsel/piece/bit", "*saʿăḏû*": "sustain/strengthen/refresh", "*libbeḵem*": "your hearts (metaphorically: your inner selves)" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.6", "source": "וַיְמַהֵ֧ר אַבְרָהָ֛ם הָאֹ֖הֱלָה אֶל־שָׂרָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מַהֲרִ֞י שְׁלֹ֤שׁ סְאִים֙ קֶ֣מַח סֹ֔לֶת ל֖וּשִׁי וַעֲשִׂ֥י עֻגֽוֹת׃", "text": "And-*wayemaher* *ʾAḇrāhām* the-*ʾōhĕlâ* to-*Śārâ* and-*wayyōʾmer* *mahărî* three *seʾim* *qemaḥ* *sōleṯ* *lûšî* and-*ʿăśî* *ʿuḡôṯ*.", "grammar": { "*wayemaher*": "piel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - hastened", "*ʾōhĕlâ*": "noun with directional he - to the tent", "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*mahărî*": "piel imperative, feminine singular - hasten/hurry", "*seʾim*": "noun, masculine plural - measures (a unit of dry measure)", "*qemaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - flour/meal", "*sōleṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - fine flour", "*lûšî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - knead", "*ʿăśî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - make", "*ʿuḡôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - cakes/round bread" }, "variants": { "*seʾim*": "measures (about 7.3 liters each)", "*sōleṯ*": "fine flour/choice flour", "*ʿuḡôṯ*": "cakes/round bread/flatbread" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.7", "source": "וְאֶל־הַבָּקָ֖ר רָ֣ץ אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיִּקַּ֨ח בֶּן־בָּקָ֜ר רַ֤ךְ וָטוֹב֙ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר וַיְמַהֵ֖ר לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֹתֽוֹ׃", "text": "And-to-the-*bāqār* *rāṣ* *ʾAḇrāhām* and-*wayyiqqaḥ* *ben*-*bāqār* *raḵ* and-*ṭôḇ* and-*wayyittēn* to-the-*naʿar* and-*wayemaher* to-*laʿăśôṯ* it.", "grammar": { "*bāqār*": "noun, masculine singular collective - herd/cattle", "*rāṣ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - ran", "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - took", "*ben*": "construct state noun - son of/young", "*raḵ*": "adjective, masculine singular - tender", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*wayyittēn*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - gave", "*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - young man/servant", "*wayemaher*": "piel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - hastened", "*laʿăśôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct with prefix - to prepare" }, "variants": { "*bāqār*": "herd/cattle/oxen", "*ben-bāqār*": "calf/young bull", "*naʿar*": "young man/servant/attendant" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.8", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֨ח חֶמְאָ֜ה וְחָלָ֗ב וּבֶן־הַבָּקָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֖ן לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וְהֽוּא־עֹמֵ֧ד עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם תַּ֥חַת הָעֵ֖ץ וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃", "text": "And-*wayyiqqaḥ* *ḥemʾâ* and-*ḥālāḇ* and-*ben*-the-*bāqār* which *ʿāśâ* and-*wayyittēn* to-*pənêhem* and-he-*ʿōmēḏ* over-them *taḥaṯ* the-*ʿēṣ* and-*wayyōʾḵēlû*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - took", "*ḥemʾâ*": "noun, feminine singular - curds/butter", "*ḥālāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - milk", "*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had prepared", "*wayyittēn*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - gave/set", "*pənêhem*": "plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - before them", "*ʿōmēḏ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - standing", "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - tree", "*wayyōʾḵēlû*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they ate" }, "variants": { "*ḥemʾâ*": "curds/butter/cream", "*pənêhem*": "before them/in their presence" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.9", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵׄלָׄ֔יׄוׄ אַיֵּ֖ה שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּ֥ה בָאֹֽהֶל׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmerû* to-him *ʾayyēh* *Śārâ* *ʾišteḵā* and-*wayyōʾmer* *hinnēh* in-the-*ʾōhel*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmerû*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they said", "*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*ʾišteḵā*": "noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wife", "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/here", "*ʾōhel*": "noun, masculine singular - tent" }, "variants": { "*ʾayyēh*": "where?" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר שׁ֣וֹב אָשׁ֤וּב אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ כָּעֵ֣ת חַיָּ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־בֵ֖ן לְשָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ וְשָׂרָ֥ה שֹׁמַ֛עַת פֶּ֥תַח הָאֹ֖הֶל וְה֥וּא אַחֲרָֽיו׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *šôḇ* *ʾāšûḇ* to-you *kāʿēṯ* *ḥayyâ* and-*hinnēh*-*ḇēn* to-*Śārâ* *ʾišteḵā* and-*Śārâ* *šōmaʿaṯ* *peṯaḥ* the-*ʾōhel* and-he *ʾaḥărāyw*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*šôḇ*": "qal infinitive absolute - returning", "*ʾāšûḇ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return", "*kāʿēṯ*": "preposition with noun - according to the time", "*ḥayyâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - living/reviving", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*ḇēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son", "*ʾišteḵā*": "noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wife", "*šōmaʿaṯ*": "qal participle, feminine singular - hearing/listening", "*peṯaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - entrance of", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - behind him" }, "variants": { "*šôḇ ʾāšûḇ*": "I will surely return (emphatic construction)", "*kāʿēṯ ḥayyâ*": "at the time of life/next year/when the season comes around/in the spring" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.11", "source": "וְאַבְרָהָ֤ם וְשָׂרָה֙ זְקֵנִ֔ים בָּאִ֖ים בַּיָּמִ֑ים חָדַל֙ לִהְי֣וֹת לְשָׂרָ֔ה אֹ֖רַח כַּנָּשִֽׁים׃", "text": "And-*ʾAḇrāhām* and-*Śārâ* *zəqēnîm* *bāʾîm* in-the-*yāmîm* *ḥāḏal* to-*lihyôṯ* to-*Śārâ* *ʾōraḥ* like-the-*nāšîm*.", "grammar": { "*zəqēnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - old/aged", "*bāʾîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - coming/advanced", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*ḥāḏal*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - ceased", "*lihyôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct - to be", "*ʾōraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - way/manner/custom", "*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women" }, "variants": { "*bāʾîm bayāmîm*": "advanced in days/well along in years", "*ʾōraḥ kannāšîm*": "way of women/menstruation/female biological cycle" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.12", "source": "וַתִּצְחַ֥ק שָׂרָ֖ה בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ לֵאמֹ֑ר אַחֲרֵ֤י בְלֹתִי֙ הֽ͏ָיְתָה־לִּ֣י עֶדְנָ֔ה וֽ͏ַאדֹנִ֖י זָקֵֽן׃", "text": "And-*wattiṣḥaq* *Śārâ* in-*qirbāh* to-*lēʾmōr* after *bəlōṯî* *hāyəṯâ*-to-me *ʿeḏnâ* and-*ʾaḏōnî* *zāqēn*.", "grammar": { "*wattiṣḥaq*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - laughed", "*qirbāh*": "noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her inner part", "*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*bəlōṯî*": "qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my being worn out", "*hāyəṯâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has been", "*ʿeḏnâ*": "noun, feminine singular - pleasure/delight", "*ʾaḏōnî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord/master", "*zāqēn*": "adjective, masculine singular - old" }, "variants": { "*qirbāh*": "her midst/inner self/heart", "*bəlōṯî*": "my wearing out/growing old/being worn", "*ʿeḏnâ*": "pleasure/sexual pleasure/youthfulness/delight" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם לָ֣מָּה זֶּה֩ צָחֲקָ֨ה שָׂרָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר הַאַ֥ף אֻמְנָ֛ם אֵלֵ֖ד וַאֲנִ֥י זָקַֽנְתִּי׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* to-*ʾAḇrāhām* *lāmmâ* this *ṣāḥăqâ* *Śārâ* to-*lēʾmōr* indeed-truly *ʾēlēḏ* and-I *zāqantî*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*ṣāḥăqâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - laughed", "*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ʾēlēḏ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will bear/give birth", "*zāqantî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have grown old" }, "variants": { "*lāmmâ zeh*": "why this/why indeed" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.14", "source": "הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א מֵיְהוָ֖ה דָּבָ֑ר לַמּוֹעֵ֞ד אָשׁ֥וּב אֵלֶ֛יךָ כָּעֵ֥ת חַיָּ֖ה וּלְשָׂרָ֥ה בֵֽן׃", "text": "*Hăyippālēʾ* from-*YHWH* *dāḇār* to-the-*môʿēḏ* *ʾāšûḇ* to-you *kāʿēṯ* *ḥayyâ* and-to-*Śārâ* *ḇēn*.", "grammar": { "*Hăyippālēʾ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with interrogative prefix - is too difficult", "*dāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - thing/word/matter", "*môʿēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - appointed time", "*ʾāšûḇ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return", "*kāʿēṯ*": "preposition with noun - according to the time", "*ḥayyâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - living", "*ḇēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son" }, "variants": { "*yippālēʾ*": "too difficult/wonderful/extraordinary/impossible", "*môʿēḏ*": "appointed time/season/meeting" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.15", "source": "וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ שָׂרָ֧ה ׀ לֵאמֹ֛ר לֹ֥א צָחַ֖קְתִּי כִּ֣י ׀ יָרֵ֑אָה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ׀ לֹ֖א כִּ֥י צָחָֽקְתְּ׃", "text": "And-*wattəḵaḥēš* *Śārâ* to-*lēʾmōr* not *ṣāḥaqtî* for she-*yārēʾâ* and-*wayyōʾmer* no for *ṣāḥāqt*.", "grammar": { "*wattəḵaḥēš*": "piel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - denied", "*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ṣāḥaqtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I laughed", "*yārēʾâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - feared", "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*ṣāḥāqt*": "qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you laughed" }, "variants": { "*wattəḵaḥēš*": "denied/lied/deceived" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.16", "source": "וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ מִשָּׁם֙ הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י סְדֹ֑ם וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הֹלֵ֥ךְ עִמָּ֖ם לְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃", "text": "And-*wayyāqumû* from-there the-*ʾănāšîm* and-*wayyašqipû* over-*pənê* *Səḏōm* and-*ʾAḇrāhām* *hōlēḵ* with-them to-*ləšalləḥām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyāqumû*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - arose/got up", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*wayyašqipû*": "hiphil waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - looked down", "*pənê*": "plural construct - face of", "*hōlēḵ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - walking/going", "*ləšalləḥām*": "piel infinitive construct with prefix and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to send them away" }, "variants": { "*wayyašqipû*": "looked down/gazed toward/observed", "*ləšalləḥām*": "to send them away/to escort them/to see them off" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.17", "source": "וַֽיהֹוָ֖ה אָמָ֑ר הֽ͏ַמְכַסֶּ֤ה אֲנִי֙ מֽ͏ֵאַבְרָהָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֥י עֹשֶֽׂה׃", "text": "And-*YHWH* *ʾāmār* the-*hamḵasseh* I from-*ʾAḇrāhām* which I *ʿōśeh*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāmār*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*hamḵasseh*": "piel participle, masculine singular with interrogative prefix - hiding", "*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - doing/about to do" }, "variants": { "*hamḵasseh*": "hiding/concealing/keeping secret" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.18", "source": "וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הָי֧וֹ יִֽהְיֶ֛ה לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל וְעָצ֑וּם וְנִ֨בְרְכוּ ב֔וֹ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And-*ʾAḇrāhām* *hāyô* *yihyeh* to-*gôy* *gāḏôl* and-*ʿāṣûm* and-*niḇrəḵû* in-him all *gôyê* the-*ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*hāyô*": "qal infinitive absolute - being", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will become", "*gôy*": "noun, masculine singular - nation", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great", "*ʿāṣûm*": "adjective, masculine singular - mighty", "*niḇrəḵû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - will be blessed", "*gôyê*": "construct plural - nations of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*hāyô yihyeh*": "surely will become (emphatic construction)", "*niḇrəḵû*": "will be blessed/will bless themselves" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.19", "source": "כִּ֣י יְדַעְתִּ֗יו לְמַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְצַוֶּ֜ה אֶת־בָּנָ֤יו וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת צְדָקָ֖ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט לְמַ֗עַן הָבִ֤יא יְהוָה֙ עַל־אַבְרָהָ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֖ר עָלָֽיו׃", "text": "For *yəḏaʿtîw* for-purpose that *yəṣawweh* *ʾeṯ*-his-sons and-*ʾeṯ*-his-house after-him and-*wəšāmərû* *dereḵ* *YHWH* to-*laʿăśôṯ* *ṣəḏāqâ* and-*mišpāṭ* for-purpose *hāḇîʾ* *YHWH* upon-*ʾAḇrāhām* *ʾēṯ* which-*dibber* upon-him.", "grammar": { "*yəḏaʿtîw*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - I have known him", "*yəṣawweh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will command", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*wəšāmərû*": "qal perfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they will keep", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of", "*laʿăśôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct with prefix - to do/practice", "*ṣəḏāqâ*": "noun, feminine singular - righteousness", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment", "*hāḇîʾ*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to bring", "*dibber*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has spoken" }, "variants": { "*yəḏaʿtîw*": "I have known him/chosen him/acknowledged him", "*ṣəḏāqâ*": "righteousness/right action/what is right", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/legal decision" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.20", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה זַעֲקַ֛ת סְדֹ֥ם וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה כִּי־רָ֑בָּה וְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔ם כִּ֥י כָבְדָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* *zaʿăqaṯ* *Səḏōm* and-*ʿĂmōrâ* for-*rābbâ* and-*ḥaṭṭāʾṯām* for *ḵāḇəḏâ* *məʾōḏ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*zaʿăqaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - outcry of", "*rābbâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is great", "*ḥaṭṭāʾṯām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sin", "*ḵāḇəḏâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is heavy/grave", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very" }, "variants": { "*zaʿăqaṯ*": "outcry/cry of distress/complaint", "*ḵāḇəḏâ*": "heavy/grave/severe" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.21", "source": "אֵֽרֲדָה־נָּ֣א וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ הַבָּ֥אָה אֵלַ֖י עָשׂ֣וּ ׀ כָּלָ֑ה וְאִם־לֹ֖א אֵדָֽעָה׃", "text": "*ʾērăḏâ*-*nāʾ* and-*ʾerʾeh* the-like-*ṣaʿăqāṯāh* the-*bāʾâ* to-me *ʿāśû* *kālâ* and-if-not *ʾēḏāʿâ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾērăḏâ*": "qal cohortative, 1st person singular - let me go down", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*ʾerʾeh*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me see", "*ṣaʿăqāṯāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its outcry", "*bāʾâ*": "qal participle, feminine singular - coming", "*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have done", "*kālâ*": "noun, feminine singular - completion/destruction", "*ʾēḏāʿâ*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me know" }, "variants": { "*ṣaʿăqāṯāh*": "its outcry/complaint", "*kālâ*": "completion/destruction/annihilation/altogether" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.22", "source": "וַיִּפְנ֤וּ מִשָּׁם֙ הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ סְדֹ֑מָה וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם עוֹדֶ֥נּוּ עֹמֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And-*wayyipnû* from-there the-*ʾănāšîm* and-*wayyēləḵû* *Səḏōmâ* and-*ʾAḇrāhām* *ʿôḏennû* *ʿōmēḏ* to-*lipnê* *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*wayyipnû*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - turned", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*wayyēləḵû*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - went", "*Səḏōmâ*": "proper noun with directional he - toward Sodom", "*ʿôḏennû*": "adverb with 3rd masculine singular suffix - still he", "*ʿōmēḏ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - standing", "*lipnê*": "preposition with construct noun - before" }, "variants": { "*wayyipnû*": "turned/turned away/faced", "*ʿōmēḏ lipnê*": "standing before/remaining in the presence of" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.23", "source": "וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַאַ֣ף תִּסְפֶּ֔ה צַדִּ֖יק עִם־רָשָֽׁע׃", "text": "And-*wayyiggaš* *ʾAḇrāhām* and-*wayyōʾmar* indeed *tispeh* *ṣaddîq* with-*rāšāʿ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiggaš*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - drew near/approached", "*wayyōʾmar*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*tispeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will sweep away", "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous", "*rāšāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wicked" }, "variants": { "*wayyiggaš*": "drew near/approached/came forward", "*tispeh*": "sweep away/destroy/consume" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.24", "source": "אוּלַ֥י יֵ֛שׁ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים צַדִּיקִ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעִ֑יר הַאַ֤ף תִּסְפֶּה֙ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א לַמָּק֔וֹם לְמַ֛עַן חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים הַצַּדִּיקִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃", "text": "Perhaps *yēš* fifty *ṣaddîqim* in-*tôḵ* the-*ʿîr* indeed *tispeh* and-not-*ṯiśśāʾ* to-the-*māqôm* for-sake fifty the-*ṣaddîqim* which in-*qirbāh*.", "grammar": { "*yēš*": "existential particle - there are", "*ṣaddîqim*": "adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones", "*tôḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*tispeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will sweep away", "*ṯiśśāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will forgive/lift", "*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular - place", "*qirbāh*": "noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its midst" }, "variants": { "*ṯiśśāʾ lamāqôm*": "forgive the place/spare the place/lift up (guilt from) the place" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.25", "source": "חָלִ֨לָה לְּךָ֜ מֵעֲשֹׂ֣ת ׀ כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה לְהָמִ֤ית צַדִּיק֙ עִם־רָשָׁ֔ע וְהָיָ֥ה כַצַדִּ֖יק כָּרָשָׁ֑ע חָלִ֣לָה לָּ֔ךְ הֲשֹׁפֵט֙ כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה מִשְׁפָּֽט׃", "text": "*Ḥālilâ* to-you from-*mēʿăśôṯ* like-the-*dāḇār* the-this to-*ləhāmîṯ* *ṣaddîq* with-*rāšāʿ* and-*hāyâ* like-the-*ṣaddîq* like-the-*rāšāʿ* *ḥālilâ* to-you the-*hăšōpēṭ* all-the-*ʾāreṣ* not *yaʿăśeh* *mišpāṭ*.", "grammar": { "*Ḥālilâ*": "interjection - far be it", "*mēʿăśôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct with prefix - from doing", "*dāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - thing/matter", "*ləhāmîṯ*": "hiphil infinitive construct with prefix - to kill", "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - would be", "*hăšōpēṭ*": "qal participle, masculine singular with interrogative prefix - the one judging", "*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will do", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - justice" }, "variants": { "*Ḥālilâ*": "far be it/profane/unthinkable", "*hăšōpēṭ*": "the judge/one who judges" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.26", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה אִם־אֶמְצָ֥א בִסְדֹ֛ם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים צַדִּיקִ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעִ֑יר וְנָשָׂ֥אתִי לְכָל־הַמָּק֖וֹם בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* if-*ʾemṣāʾ* in-*Səḏōm* fifty *ṣaddîqim* in-*tôḵ* the-*ʿîr* and-*nāśāʾṯî* to-all-the-*māqôm* for-*baʿăḇûrām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*ʾemṣāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I find", "*ṣaddîqim*": "adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones", "*tôḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*nāśāʾṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular with waw-consecutive - I will forgive", "*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular - place", "*baʿăḇûrām*": "preposition with noun and 3rd masculine plural suffix - for their sake" }, "variants": { "*nāśāʾṯî*": "I will forgive/spare/lift up" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.27", "source": "וַיַּ֥עַן אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הִנֵּה־נָ֤א הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י עָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר׃", "text": "And-*wayyaʿan* *ʾAḇrāhām* and-*wayyōʾmar* *hinnēh*-*nāʾ* *hôʾaltî* to-*ləḏabbēr* to-*ʾăḏōnāy* and-I *ʿāpār* and-*ʾēper*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿan*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - answered", "*wayyōʾmar*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*hôʾaltî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I have undertaken", "*ləḏabbēr*": "piel infinitive construct with prefix - to speak", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*ʾēper*": "noun, masculine singular - ashes" }, "variants": { "*hôʾaltî*": "I have undertaken/dared/presumed", "*ʿāpār wāʾēper*": "dust and ashes (idiom for human frailty/mortality)" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.28", "source": "א֠וּלַי יַחְסְר֞וּן חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים הַצַּדִּיקִם֙ חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה הֲתַשְׁחִ֥ית בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אֶת־כָּל־הָעִ֑יר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית אִם־אֶמְצָ֣א שָׁ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃", "text": "Perhaps *yaḥsərûn* fifty the-*ṣaddîqim* five *hăṯašḥîṯ* with-the-five *ʾeṯ*-all-the-*ʿîr* and-*wayyōʾmer* not *ʾašḥîṯ* if-*ʾemṣāʾ* there forty and-five.", "grammar": { "*yaḥsərûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun - would lack", "*ṣaddîqim*": "adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones", "*hăṯašḥîṯ*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with interrogative prefix - will you destroy", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*ʾašḥîṯ*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will destroy", "*ʾemṣāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I find" }, "variants": { "*yaḥsərûn*": "would lack/be missing/be short", "*hăṯašḥîṯ*": "will you destroy/ruin/corrupt" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.29", "source": "וַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֜וֹד לְדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם אַרְבָּעִ֑ים וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה בַּעֲב֖וּר הָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃", "text": "And-*wayyōsep* again to-*ləḏabbēr* to-him and-*wayyōʾmar* perhaps *yimmāṣəʾûn* there forty and-*wayyōʾmer* not *ʾeʿĕśeh* for-sake the-forty.", "grammar": { "*wayyōsep*": "hiphil waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - continued", "*ləḏabbēr*": "piel infinitive construct with prefix - to speak", "*wayyōʾmar*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*yimmāṣəʾûn*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun - will be found", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will do" }, "variants": { "*wayyōsep*": "continued/added/proceeded", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "I will do/act/execute judgment" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.30", "source": "וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אַל־נָ֞א יִ֤חַר לֽ͏ַאדֹנָי֙ וַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָה אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֽ͏ֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה אִם־אֶמְצָ֥א שָׁ֖ם שְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* not-*nāʾ* *yiḥar* to-*laʾḏōnāy* and-*ʾăḏabbērâ* perhaps *yimmāṣəʾûn* there thirty and-*wayyōʾmer* not *ʾeʿĕśeh* if-*ʾemṣāʾ* there thirty.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*yiḥar*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let be angry", "*laʾḏōnāy*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefix - to my Lord", "*ʾăḏabbērâ*": "piel cohortative, 1st person singular - let me speak", "*yimmāṣəʾûn*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun - will be found", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will do", "*ʾemṣāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I find" }, "variants": { "*yiḥar*": "be angry/burn with anger/be incensed" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.31", "source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־נָ֤א הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּעֲב֖וּר הֽ͏ָעֶשְׂרִֽים׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *hinnēh*-*nāʾ* *hôʾaltî* to-*ləḏabbēr* to-*ʾăḏōnāy* perhaps *yimmāṣəʾûn* there twenty and-*wayyōʾmer* not *ʾašḥîṯ* for-sake the-twenty.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*hôʾaltî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I have undertaken", "*ləḏabbēr*": "piel infinitive construct with prefix - to speak", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*yimmāṣəʾûn*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun - will be found", "*ʾašḥîṯ*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will destroy" }, "variants": { "*hôʾaltî*": "I have undertaken/dared/presumed", "*ʾašḥîṯ*": "I will destroy/ruin/corrupt" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.32", "source": "וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אַל־נָ֞א יִ֤חַר לַֽאדֹנָי֙ וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣ה אַךְ־הַפַּ֔עַם אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם עֲשָׂרָ֑ה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּעֲב֖וּר הָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* not-*nāʾ* *yiḥar* to-*laʾḏōnāy* and-*ʾăḏabbərâ* only-the-*paʿam* perhaps *yimmāṣəʾûn* there ten and-*wayyōʾmer* not *ʾašḥîṯ* for-sake the-ten.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*yiḥar*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let be angry", "*laʾḏōnāy*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefix - to my Lord", "*ʾăḏabbərâ*": "piel cohortative, 1st person singular - let me speak", "*paʿam*": "noun, feminine singular - time/instance", "*yimmāṣəʾûn*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun - will be found", "*ʾašḥîṯ*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will destroy" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḵ-happaʿam*": "only this time/just this once/just this last time" } }

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.33", "source": "וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר כִּלָּ֔ה לְדַבֵּ֖ר אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם וְאַבְרָהָ֖ם שָׁ֥ב לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "And-*wayyēleḵ* *YHWH* when *killâ* to-*ləḏabbēr* to-*ʾAḇrāhām* and-*ʾAḇrāhām* *šāḇ* to-*limqōmô*.", "grammar": { "*wayyēleḵ*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - went away", "*killâ*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - finished", "*ləḏabbēr*": "piel infinitive construct with prefix - to speak", "*šāḇ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - returned", "*limqōmô*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix and prefix - to his place" }, "variants": { "*killâ*": "finished/completed/ended", "*šāḇ*": "returned/went back" } }