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YHWHיְהוָהwent his wayוַיֵּלֶךְwhenכַּאֲשֶׁרhe had finishedכִּלָּהspeakingלְדַבֵּרto Abraham,אֶל אַבְרָהָםand Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָםreturnedשָׁבto his place.לִמְקֹמוֹ
Genesis 18:33
Study it in the app“YHWH went his way when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 18:33, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- went his wayיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- he had finishedכִּלָּהkila
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “kila” appears- speakingדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- to Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- returnedשָׁבshav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shav” appears- to his placeמְקֹמmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears
The context
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.”
33 · This verse (above)
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?