Study it in the app“He 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.””
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּה נָאI have venturedהוֹאַלְתִּיto speakלְדַבֵּרto Adonai:אֶל אֲדֹנָיperhapsאוּלַיtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםwill be foundיִמָּצְאוּןthere.”שָׁםHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will notלֹאdestroy itאַשְׁחִיתfor the sake ofבַּעֲבוּרthe twenty.”הָעֶשְׂרִים
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsundertake, venture
Make up one's mind to do something; venture, be willing.
Where else “hoalti” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” 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 “adona” appearsperhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appearstwenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimatsu” appearsdestroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “ashchit” appears30Then 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.”
31 · This verse (above)
32He said, “Please let Adonai not be angry, and I will speak only this once: perhaps ten will be found there.” He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
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?
