Genesis
Genesis 19:17–21
17As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
18But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please! 19Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die. 20Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there — is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”
21“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Genesis 19:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As soon as the men had brought | כְהוֹצִיאָ֨ם | ḵə·hō·w·ṣî·’ām | Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| them | אֹתָ֜ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| out | הַח֗וּצָה | ha·ḥū·ṣāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2351 the outside |
| one of them said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Run | הִמָּלֵ֣ט | him·mā·lêṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| for | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your lives | נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ | nap̄·še·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| look | תַּבִּ֣יט | tab·bîṭ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5027 look |
| back | אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ | ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| and do not | וְאַֽל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| stop | תַּעֲמֹ֖ד | ta·‘ă·mōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| anywhere | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| on the plain | הַכִּכָּ֑ר | hak·kik·kār | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3603 a round |
| Flee | הִמָּלֵ֖ט | him·mā·lêṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| to the mountains | הָהָ֥רָה | hā·hā·rāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| or | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| you will be swept away | תִּסָּפֶֽה׃ | tis·sā·p̄eh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up |
Genesis 19:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Lot | ל֖וֹט | lō·wṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3876 Lot |
| replied | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| No | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| my lords | אֲדֹנָֽי׃ | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - masculine plural | H136 lord |
| please | נָ֖א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
Genesis 19:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֣ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| has indeed | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| found | מָצָ֨א | mā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| favor | חֵן֮ | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| in your sight | בְּעֵינֶיךָ֒ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| and you have shown me | עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ | ‘ā·śî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| great | וַתַּגְדֵּ֣ל | wat·taḡ·dêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| kindness | חַסְדְּךָ֗ | ḥas·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| by sparing | לְהַחֲי֖וֹת | lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H2421 live |
| my life | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| But I | וְאָנֹכִ֗י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| cannot | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| run | לְהִמָּלֵ֣ט | lə·him·mā·lêṭ | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H4422 slip away |
| to the mountains | הָהָ֔רָה | hā·hā·rāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| the disaster | הָרָעָ֖ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| will overtake me | תִּדְבָּקַ֥נִי | tiḏ·bā·qa·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| and I will die | וָמַֽתִּי׃ | wā·mat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H4191 die |
Genesis 19:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| there | הַזֹּ֧את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| a town | הָעִ֨יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| nearby | קְרֹבָ֛ה | qə·rō·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7138 near |
| where | שָׁ֖מָּה | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
| I can flee | לָנ֥וּס | lā·nūs | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5127 flee, escape |
| and it | וְהִ֣יא | wə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a small place | מִצְעָ֑ר | miṣ·‘ār | Noun - masculine singular | H4705 a small thing |
| Please | נָ֠א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let me flee | אִמָּלְטָ֨ה | ’im·mā·lə·ṭāh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H4422 slip away |
| there | שָׁ֗מָּה | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
| is it | הִ֖וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| not | הֲלֹ֥א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a small place | מִצְעָ֛ר | miṣ·‘ār | Noun - masculine singular | H4705 a small thing |
| Then my life | נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| will be saved | וּתְחִ֥י | ū·ṯə·ḥî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H2421 live |
Genesis 19:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very well | הִנֵּה֙ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| he answered | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will grant this request | נָשָׂ֣אתִי | nā·śā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| as well | גַּ֖ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| and will not | לְבִלְתִּ֛י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| demolish | הָפְכִּ֥י | hā·p̄ə·kî | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| the town | הָעִ֖יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| you indicate | דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ | dib·bar·tā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
Cross-references
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Genesis 19:17 Matthew 24:16–18 · Luke 9:62 · Philippians 3:13–14 · Genesis 19:26 · Genesis 19:22 · Matthew 3:7 · Luke 17:31–32 · Jeremiah 48:6 · 1 Kings 19:3 · Genesis 13:10 · Psalm 121:1 · Genesis 19:14–15
Genesis 19:20 Psalm 119:175 · Proverbs 3:5–7
Genesis 19:21 Psalm 145:19 · Job 42:8–9 · Psalm 34:15 · Psalm 102:17 · Matthew 12:20 · Genesis 18:24 · Genesis 4:7 · Hebrews 2:17 · Luke 11:8 · Genesis 12:2 · Hebrews 4:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.