Genesis

Genesis 19:19–20

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.”

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Genesis 19:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣‘aḇ·də·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
has indeedהִנֵּה־hin·nêh-InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
foundמָצָ֨אmā·ṣāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
favorחֵן֮ḥênNoun - masculine singularH2580 favour, grace
in your sightבְּעֵינֶיךָ֒bə·‘ê·ne·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye
and you have shown meעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙‘ā·śî·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
greatוַתַּגְדֵּ֣לwat·taḡ·dêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularH1431 grow up, become great
kindnessחַסְדְּךָ֗ḥas·də·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
by sparingלְהַחֲי֖וֹתlə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH2421 live
my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
But Iוְאָנֹכִ֗יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH595 I
cannotלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
runלְהִמָּלֵ֣טlə·him·mā·lêṭPreposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH4422 slip away
to the mountainsהָהָ֔רָהhā·hā·rāhArticle; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
the disasterהָרָעָ֖הhā·rā·‘āhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
will overtake meתִּדְבָּקַ֥נִיtiḏ·bā·qa·nîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singularH1692 cling, cleave, keep close
and I will dieוָמַֽתִּי׃wā·mat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH4191 die

Genesis 19:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Lookהִנֵּה־hin·nêh-InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
thereהַזֹּ֧אתhaz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
a townהָעִ֨ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
nearbyקְרֹבָ֛הqə·rō·ḇāhAdjective - feminine singularH7138 near
whereשָׁ֖מָּהšām·māhAdverb; third person feminine singularH8033 there, thither
I can fleeלָנ֥וּסlā·nūsPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5127 flee, escape
and itוְהִ֣יאwə·hîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
is a small placeמִצְעָ֑רmiṣ·‘ārNoun - masculine singularH4705 a small thing
Pleaseנָ֠אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let me fleeאִמָּלְטָ֨ה’im·mā·lə·ṭāhVerb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH4422 slip away
thereשָׁ֗מָּהšām·māhAdverb; third person feminine singularH8033 there, thither
is itהִ֖ואhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
notהֲלֹ֥אhă·lōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
a small placeמִצְעָ֛רmiṣ·‘ārNoun - masculine singularH4705 a small thing
Then my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃nap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
will be savedוּתְחִ֥יū·ṯə·ḥîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularH2421 live

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Genesis 19:20 Psalm 119:175 · Proverbs 3:5–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.