Genesis · Bereshit

Genesis 18:31

וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה נָא הוֹאַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל אֲדֹנָי
King James Version (KJV)

He said, "Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there." He answered, "For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it."

Modern English

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

וַיֹּאמֶרvayyomerand he said
הִנֵּהhinnehbehold
הוֹאַלְתִּיho'altiI have ventured
לְדַבֵּרledabberto speak
אֲדֹנָיAdonaithe Lord
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