The Meaning of Genesis 18:29 Explained

Genesis 18:29

KJV: And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.

YLT: And he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, 'Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, 'I do it not, because of the forty.'

Darby: And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.

ASV: And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he spake  unto him yet again,  and said,  Peradventure there shall be forty  found  there. And he said,  I will not do  [it] for forty's  sake. 

What does Genesis 18:29 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 18:16-33 - Abraham Pleads For Sodom
Christ had visited Abraham's tent, but He did more. He trusted him with His secrets, and led him almost unconsciously to a degree of faith and prayer that was far beyond what he had hitherto attained. Abraham seemed to be driving the Blessed One from point to point, but as a matter of fact, he was being drawn forward. It was so with the woman of Syrophenicia. God's love and willingness to bless far exceeded Abraham's faith, and when he had gone as far as he dared the divine love went farther and saved Lot from the overthrow. We can never go into the realms of love and compassion, without finding the footsteps of the Redeemer. See Hebrews 10:22. Amid all the mysteries of God's moral government we must always believe that He is just and righteous. His throne is encircled by the rainbow, but it is founded in unimpeachable integrity. How low Abraham lay in his self-estimate! They who know most of God do not presume on their knowledge, but esteem themselves the least of saints. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 18

1  The Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels
9  Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son
16  The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham
23  Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants

What do the individual words in Genesis 18:29 mean?

And again yet he spoke to Him and said suppose there should be found there forty so He said not I will do [it] for the sake of forty
וַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֜וֹד לְדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּן שָׁ֖ם ؟ אַרְבָּעִ֑ים וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה בַּעֲב֖וּר הָאַרְבָּעִֽים

וַיֹּ֨סֶף  And  again 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
ע֜וֹד  yet 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
לְדַבֵּ֤ר  he  spoke 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אֵלָיו֙  to  Him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וַיֹּאמַ֔ר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אוּלַ֛י  suppose 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אוּלַי  
Sense: perhaps, peradventure.
יִמָּצְא֥וּן  there  should  be  found 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, Paragogic nun
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
؟ אַרְבָּעִ֑ים  forty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: אַרְבָּעִים  
Sense: forty.
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙  so  He  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה  I  will  do  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בַּעֲב֖וּר  for  the  sake 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲבוּר  
Sense: for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to conj.
הָאַרְבָּעִֽים  of  forty 
Parse: Article, Number, common plural
Root: אַרְבָּעִים  
Sense: forty.

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