Genesis
Genesis 19:20
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.