Verse 3

{ "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" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 32:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Genesis.32.5", "source": "וַיְצַ֤ו אֹתָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֔וּן לַֽאדֹנִ֖י לְעֵשָׂ֑ו כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ עַבְדְּךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב עִם־לָבָ֣ן גַּ֔רְתִּי וָאֵחַ֖ר עַד־עָֽתָּה׃", "text": "*wə-yəṣaw ʾōtām lēmōr kōh tōʾmərûn* to-lord-my to-*ʿēśāw kōh ʾāmar* servant-your *yaʿăqōb* with-Laban *gartî wā-ʾēḥar* until-now.", "grammar": { "*wə-yəṣaw*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he commanded", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*lēmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus, so", "*tōʾmərûn*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall say", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*gartî*": "Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have sojourned", "*wā-ʾēḥar*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 1st common singular - and I have delayed/tarried" }, "variants": { "*yəṣaw*": "to command, to order, to charge", "*lēmōr*": "saying, to say", "*tōʾmərûn*": "to say, to speak, to tell", "*ʾāmar*": "to say, to declare, to command", "*gartî*": "to sojourn, to dwell as an alien, to live as a foreigner", "*ʾēḥar*": "to delay, to tarry, to remain behind" } }