“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!Genesis 19:7
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אַל־נָ֥א אַחַ֖י תָּרֵֽעוּ׃
- וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Mar“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- נָ֥אna'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- אַחַ֖י'a.Chai“O brothers my”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ta.Re.'u“you do evil”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָעַע · “be evil” · Strong's H7489A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)