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genesis_19:21

Genesis 19:21

Hebrew
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּה֙ נָשָׂ֣אתִי פָנֶ֔יךָ גַּ֖ם לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֛י הָפְכִּ֥י אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
הָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ
ESV
He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
NIV
He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.
NLT
“All right,” the angel said, “I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἶπεν αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἰδοὺ ἐθαύμασά σου τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πρόσωπον καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐπὶ τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ῥήματι τούτῳplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
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greek

The definite article
μὴ καταστρέψαι τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πόλιν περὶ ἧς ἐλάλησας
KJV
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

Genesis 19:20 ← Genesis 19:21 → Genesis 19:22

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