Genesis
Genesis 18:20–21
20Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, 21I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
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Genesis 18:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The outcry | זַעֲקַ֛ת | za·‘ă·qaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2201 shriek, outcry |
| against 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 |
| is great | רָ֑בָּה | rāb·bāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7231 be or become, many, much |
| Because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| their sin | וְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔ם | wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| is so | מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| grievous | כָבְדָ֖ה | ḵā·ḇə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
Genesis 18:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will go down | אֵֽרֲדָה־ | ’ê·ră·ḏāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to see | וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה | wə·’er·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| if their actions | עָשׂ֣וּ׀ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| fully | כָּלָ֑ה | kā·lāh | Adverb | H3617 completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation |
| justify the outcry | הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ | hak·kə·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯāh | Article, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6818 cry, outcry |
| that has reached | הַבָּ֥אָה | hab·bā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| Me | אֵלַ֖י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| If | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| not | לֹ֖א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| I will find out | אֵדָֽעָה׃ | ’ê·ḏā·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3045 know |
Cross-references
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Genesis 18:20 Genesis 19:13 · Ezekiel 16:49–50 · Isaiah 3:9 · Genesis 4:10 · Genesis 13:13 · James 5:4
Genesis 18:21 Exodus 3:8 · Genesis 11:5 · Joshua 22:22 · Jeremiah 17:10 · Exodus 33:5 · Deuteronomy 13:3 · Micah 1:3 · Zephaniah 1:12 · Genesis 11:7 · Luke 16:15 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Psalm 139:1–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.