Genesis 18:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He spokeלְדַבֵּ֤ר
(le·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to Him yetעֹ֜וד
(o·vd)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
againוַיֹּ֨סֶף
(vai·yo·sef)
3254: to adda prim. root
and said,וַיֹּאמַ֔ר
(vai·yo·mar,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Supposeאוּלַ֛י
(u·lai)
194: perhapsa prim. root
fortyאַרְבָּעִ֑ים
(ar·ba·'im;)
705: fortyfrom the same as arba
are foundיִמָּצְא֥וּן
(yim·ma·tze·'un)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
there?"שָׁ֖ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
And He said,וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I will not doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה
(e·'e·seh,)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
[it] on accountבַּעֲב֖וּר
(ba·'a·vur)
5668: for the sake of, on account of, so thatfrom abar
of the forty."הָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃
(ha·'ar·ba·'im.)
705: fortyfrom the same as arba


















KJV Lexicon
And he spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
unto him yet again
yacaph  (yaw-saf')
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Peradventure there shall be forty
'arba`iym  (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
there And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I will not do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it for forty's
'arba`iym  (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
sake
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose forty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do it on account of the forty."

King James Bible
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he spoke to Him again, "Suppose 40 are found there?" He answered, "I will not do it on account of 40."

International Standard Version
Abraham continued to speak to him, asking, "What if 40 are found there?" The LORD replied, "I won't do it for the sake of those 40."

NET Bible
Abraham spoke to him again, "What if forty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it for the sake of the forty."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham asked him again, "What if 40 are found there?" He answered, "For the sake of the 40 I will not do it."

King James 2000 Bible
And he spoke unto him yet again, and said, Suppose there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
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