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Let me go downאֵרֲדָהnowנָּאand seeוְאֶרְאֶהwhetherהַthey have doneעָשׂוּaltogetherכָּלָהaccording to its outcryכְּצַעֲקָתָהּthatהַhas comeבָּאָהto me;אֵלַיand ifוְאִםnot,לֹאI will know.”אֵדָעָה
Genesis 18:21
Study it in the app“Let me go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to its outcry that has come to me; and if not, I will know.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 18:21, word by word
- Let me go downאֵרֲדָהerada
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “erada” appears- and seeאֶרְאֶהere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears- they have doneעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- altogetherכָּלָהkala
extermination
A complete destruction that leaves nothing.
Where else “kala” appears- according to its outcryצַעֲקָתָtsaakata
outcry
Outcry, cry of distress.
Where else “tsaakata” appears- has comeבָּאָהbaa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baa” appears- I will knowאֵדָעָהedaa
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “edaa” appears
The context
20Then YHWH said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is indeed very grave.
21 · This verse (above)
22The men turned from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before YHWH.
To study Genesis 18 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when he saw the three men, and what did they announce about Sarah (vv. 2-10)?
2. What it means
What does the question “Is anything too difficult for YHWH?” teach (v. 14)?
3. How I live it
Whom can you welcome this week to your home or table with Abraham’s generosity?