Genesis
Genesis 19:29
29So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיְהִ֗י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| when God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| destroyed | בְּשַׁחֵ֤ת | bə·ša·ḥêṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| the cities | עָרֵ֣י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of the plain | הַכִּכָּ֔ר | hak·kik·kār | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3603 a round |
| He | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| remembered | וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר | way·yiz·kōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֑ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| and He brought | וַיְשַׁלַּ֤ח | way·šal·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| Lot | לוֹט֙ | lō·wṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3876 Lot |
| out of the | מִתּ֣וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| catastrophe | הַהֲפֵכָ֔ה | ha·hă·p̄ê·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2018 overthrow |
| that destroyed | בַּהֲפֹךְ֙ | ba·hă·p̄ōḵ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2015 turn, overturn |
| the cities | הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים | he·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| where | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| had lived | יָשַׁ֥ב | yā·šaḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
Cross-references
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Genesis 8:1 · Genesis 18:23–33 · Psalm 25:7 · Deuteronomy 9:5 · 2 Peter 2:7 · Psalm 145:20 · Psalm 106:4 · Psalm 105:42 · Hosea 11:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.