Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.” Young's Literal Translation And he saith, ‘Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there are found there twenty?’ and He saith, ‘I do not destroy [it], because of the twenty.’ King James Bible And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty's sake. Hebrew And [Abraham] said,וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Now that הִנֵּֽה־ (hin·nêh-) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! I have ventured הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ (hō·w·’al·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2974: To show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything) to speak לְדַבֵּ֣ר (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Lord, אֲדֹנָ֔י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord suppose אוּלַ֛י (’ū·lay) Adverb Strong's 194: Perhaps twenty עֶשְׂרִ֑ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth are found יִמָּצְא֥וּן (yim·mā·ṣə·’ūn) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present there?” שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither He replied, וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “On account בַּעֲב֖וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that of the twenty, הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ (hā·‘eś·rîm) Article | Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth I will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no destroy [it].” אַשְׁחִ֔ית (’aš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin |