Genesis 18:31

ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ ࠄࠍࠄ ࠍࠀ ࠄࠅࠀࠋࠕࠉ ࠋࠃࠁࠓ ࠀࠍ ࠀࠃࠍࠉ ࠀࠅࠋࠉ ࠉࠌࠑࠀࠅࠍ ࠔࠌ ࠏࠔࠓࠉࠌ ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ ࠋࠀ ࠀࠔࠇࠉࠕ ࠁࠏࠁࠅࠓ ࠄࠏࠔࠓࠉࠌ

Gen 18:31 [Samaritan Pentateuch]

ויאמר הנה נא הואלתי לדבר אל אדני אולי ימצאון שם עשרים ויאמר לא אשחית בעבור העשרים

Gen 18:31 [Masoretic Text]

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־נָ֤א הֹואַ֨לְתִּי֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּעֲב֖וּר הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃

And he said, “Behold, I have dared to speak to my Lord; perhaps twenty will be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”

Number Hebrew Samaritan Translation
1 ויאמר ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ And he said
2 הנה ࠄࠍࠄ Behold
3 נא ࠍࠀ please
4 הואלתי ࠄࠅࠀࠋࠕࠉ I have ventured
5 לדבר ࠋࠃࠁࠓ to speak
6 אל ࠀࠍ to
7 אדני ࠀࠃࠍࠉ my Lord
8 אולי ࠀࠅࠋࠉ perhaps
9 ימצאון ࠉࠌࠑࠀࠅࠍ shall be found
10 שם ࠔࠌ there
11 עשרים ࠏࠔࠓࠉࠌ twenty
12 ויאמר ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ and He said
13 לא ࠋࠀ Not
14 אשחית ࠀࠔࠇࠉࠕ I will destroy
15 בעבור ࠁࠏࠁࠅࠓ for the sake of
16 העשרים ࠄࠏࠔࠓࠉࠌ the twenty

Morphology

  1. וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Indicates the speaker continues the negotiation.
  2. הִנֵּֽה־נָ֤א (hinneh-na) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold, please”; Notes: Expresses attention and humility.
  3. הֹואַ֨לְתִּי֙ (hoalti) – Root: אלל (alal); Form: Verb, Hiphil, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “I have dared”; Notes: Indicates a bold action.
  4. לְדַבֵּ֣ר (ledabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Verb, Piel, Infinitive Construct; Translation: “to speak”; Notes: Represents the act of speaking to the Lord.
  5. אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י (el-Adonai) – Root: אדון (adon); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “to my Lord”; Notes: Refers to addressing God.
  6. אוּלַ֛י (ulai) – Root: אולי (ulai); Form: Adverb; Translation: “perhaps”; Notes: Expresses hope or uncertainty.
  7. יִמָּצְא֥וּן (yimmatze’un) – Root: מצא (matsa); Form: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, 3mp; Translation: “will be found”; Notes: Passive form indicates the possibility of finding.
  8. שָׁ֖ם (sham) – Root: שם (sham); Form: Adverb; Translation: “there”; Notes: Indicates location.
  9. עֶשְׂרִ֑ים (esrim) – Root: עשר (eser); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “twenty”; Notes: Specifies the number in question.
  10. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vayomer) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And He said”; Notes: Indicates God’s response.
  11. לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Denies the action in context.
  12. אַשְׁחִ֔ית (ashchit) – Root: שחת (shachat); Form: Verb, Hiphil, Imperfect, 1cs; Translation: “I will destroy”; Notes: Describes a divine action God will refrain from.
  13. בַּעֲב֖וּר (ba’avur) – Root: עבר (avar); Form: Preposition; Translation: “for the sake of”; Notes: Indicates the reason for the action.
  14. הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים (ha’esrim) – Root: עשר (eser); Form: Noun, masculine plural with article; Translation: “the twenty”; Notes: Refers to the specified group in question.

 

 

 

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