Genesis
Genesis 14:10
10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the Valley | וְעֵ֣מֶק | wə·‘ê·meq | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6010 vale |
| of Siddim | הַשִׂדִּ֗ים | ha·śid·dīm | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7708 Siddim |
| was full of tar | חֵמָ֔ר | ḥê·mār | Noun - masculine singular | H2564 bitumen, asphalt |
| pits | בֶּֽאֱרֹ֤ת | be·’ĕ·rōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H875 well, pit |
| and as the kings | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Sodom | סְדֹ֥ם | sə·ḏōm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5467 Sodom |
| and Gomorrah | וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה | wa·‘ă·mō·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6017 Gomorrah |
| fled | וַיָּנֻ֛סוּ | way·yā·nu·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| some men fell | וַיִּפְּלוּ־ | way·yip·pə·lū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| into | שָׁ֑מָּה | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
| but the survivors | וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים | wə·han·niš·’ā·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H7604 remain, be left over |
| fled | נָּֽסוּ׃ | nā·sū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| to the hill country | הֶ֥רָה | he·rāh | Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.