Genesis

Genesis 19:22

²²Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.^a

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hurry	מַהֵר֙	ma·hêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H4116 hasten
Run	הִמָּלֵ֣ט	him·mā·lêṭ	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4422 slip away
there quickly	שָׁ֔מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I cannot	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
do	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
anything	דָּבָ֔ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you reach	בֹּאֲךָ֖	bō·’ă·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
it	שָׁ֑מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
That is why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the town	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
was called	קָרָ֥א	qā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Zoar	צֽוֹעַר׃	ṣō·w·‘ar	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6820 Tsoar

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.