Genesis

Genesis 19:13

¹³because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we	אֲנַ֔חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are about to destroy	מַשְׁחִתִ֣ים	maš·ḥi·ṯîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
place	הַמָּק֖וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the outcry	צַעֲקָתָם֙	ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6818 cry, outcry
to	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H854 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is so great	גָֽדְלָ֤ה	ḡā·ḏə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
that	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has sent us	וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥נוּ	way·šal·lə·ḥê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H7971 send
to destroy it	לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃	lə·ša·ḥă·ṯāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.