Study it in the app“Then he said, “Please let Adonai not be angry, and I will speak: perhaps thirty will be found there.” He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.””
Then he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Pleaseנָאlet Adonaiלַאדֹנָיnotאַלbe angry,יִחַרand I will speak:וַאֲדַבֵּרָהperhapsאוּלַיthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםwill be foundיִמָּצְאוּןthere.”שָׁםHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will notלֹאdo itאֶעֱשֶׂהifאִםI findאֶמְצָאthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםthere.”שָׁם
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsAdonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “dona” appearsbe angry
For a person to feel strong anger at someone or something.
Where else “yichar” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “adabera” appearsperhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appearsthirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimatsu” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “eese” appears29He spoke to him yet again and said, “Perhaps forty will be found there.” He said, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty.”
30 · This verse (above)
31He said, “Look, I have ventured to speak to Adonai: perhaps twenty will be found there.” He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
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?
