Genesis 18
NASB2020
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeReverse interlinear

New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 18:16-19

16Thenthe menH376roseH6965upH6965from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033,and lookedH8259downוַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259towardעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;and Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85was walkingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980with them to sendלְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃le.sha.le.ChamH7971them off.
17The Lordוַֽיהֹוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559, “Shall I hideהַֽמְכַסֶּ֤הham.kha.SehH3680from Abrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85whatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I am about to doעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213,
18since Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85will certainlyהָי֧וֹha.YoH1961becomeיִֽהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419andmightyוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471, and in himallכֹּ֖לkolH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will be blessedוְנִ֨בְרְכוּve.Niv.re.khuH1288?
19For I havechosenיְדַעְתִּ֗יוye.da'.TivH3045him, soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thatH4616he maycommandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680his childrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121and his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him tokeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213righteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941,soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068may bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935upon Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85whatH834He has spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696aboutH5921him.”
Read all of Genesis 18

Commentaries on Genesis 18

New American Standard Bible 2020 — © 1960–2020 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.