Genesis
Genesis 18:16
16When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ | way·yā·qu·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| to leave | מִשָּׁם֙ | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| looked out | וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ | way·yaš·qi·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8259 overhang, look out and down |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Sodom | סְדֹ֑ם | sə·ḏōm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5467 Sodom |
| and Abraham | וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם | wə·’aḇ·rā·hām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| walked along | הֹלֵ֥ךְ | hō·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with them | עִמָּ֖ם | ‘im·mām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| to see them off | לְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃ | lə·šal·lə·ḥām | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
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