Genesis
Genesis 19:14
14So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Lot | ל֜וֹט | lō·wṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3876 Lot |
| went out | וַיֵּצֵ֨א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and spoke | וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר׀ | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the sons-in-law | חֲתָנָ֣יו׀ | ḥă·ṯā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2860 daughter's husband, bride-groom |
| who were pledged in marriage to | לֹקְחֵ֣י | lō·qə·ḥê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3947 take |
| his daughters | בְנֹתָ֗יו | ḇə·nō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| Get up | ק֤וּמוּ | qū·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| he said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Get out | צְּאוּ֙ | ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | הַמָּק֣וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is about to destroy | מַשְׁחִ֥ית | maš·ḥîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| the city | הָעִ֑יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| But his sons-in-law | חֲתָנָֽיו׃ | ḥă·ṯā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2860 daughter's husband, bride-groom |
| thought | בְּעֵינֵ֥י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| he was | וַיְהִ֥י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| joking | כִמְצַחֵ֖ק | ḵim·ṣa·ḥêq | Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6711 laugh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 16:21 · Jeremiah 51:6 · Numbers 16:26 · Numbers 16:45 · 2 Chronicles 30:10 · Revelation 18:4–8 · Luke 24:11 · 2 Chronicles 36:16 · Jeremiah 5:12–14 · Jeremiah 20:7 · Ezekiel 20:49 · Isaiah 28:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.