Genesis

Genesis 19:23–25

²³And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.

²⁴Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah — from the LORD out of the heavens. ²⁵Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.

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Genesis 19:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And by the time the sun	הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
had risen	יָצָ֣א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Lot	וְל֖וֹט	wə·lō·wṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3876 Lot
had reached	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Zoar	צֹֽעֲרָה׃	ṣō·‘ă·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6820 Tsoar

Genesis 19:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	וַֽיהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
rained down	הִמְטִ֧יר	him·ṭîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4305 rain
sulfur	גָּפְרִ֣ית	gā·p̄ə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1614 brimstone
and fire	וָאֵ֑שׁ	wā·’êš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Sodom	סְדֹ֛ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
and Gomorrah	עֲמֹרָ֖ה	‘ă·mō·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6017 Gomorrah
from	מֵאֵ֥ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
out of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the heavens	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

Genesis 19:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus He destroyed	וַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙	way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
these	הָאֵ֔ל	hā·’êl	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H411 these, those
cities	הֶעָרִ֣ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
and the entire	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
plain	הַכִּכָּ֑ר	hak·kik·kār	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3603 a round
including	וְאֵת֙	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the cities	הֶעָרִ֔ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
and everything that grew	וְצֶ֖מַח	wə·ṣe·maḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6780 sprout, growth
on the ground	הָאֲדָמָֽה׃	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land

Cross-references

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Genesis 19:24 Deuteronomy 29:23 · Isaiah 13:19 · Amos 4:11 · Jude 1:7 · 2 Peter 2:6 · Jeremiah 50:40 · Hosea 11:8 · Jeremiah 20:16 · Ezekiel 16:49–50 · Zephaniah 2:9 · Psalm 11:6 · Lamentations 4:6

Genesis 19:25 Psalm 107:34 · Genesis 14:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.