Genesis 18:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֗י אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אַל־נָ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר מֵעַ֥ל עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

Transliteration

And-wayyōʾmar ʾăḏōnāy if-nāʾ māṣāʾṯî ḥēn in-ʿênêḵā not-nāʾ ṯaʿăḇōr from-upon ʿaḇdeḵā.

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 32:5 : 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

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