Genesis
Genesis 19:30
30Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains — for he was afraid to stay in Zoar — where they lived in a cave.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot | ל֨וֹט | lō·wṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3876 Lot |
| and | עִמּ֔וֹ | ‘im·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| his two | וּשְׁתֵּ֤י | ū·šə·tê | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| daughters | בְנֹתָיו֙ | ḇə·nō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| left | וַיַּעַל֩ | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| Zoar | מִצּ֜וֹעַר | miṣ·ṣō·w·‘ar | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6820 Tsoar |
| and settled | וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the mountains | בָּהָ֗ר | bā·hār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he was afraid | יָרֵ֖א | yā·rê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| to stay | לָשֶׁ֣בֶת | lā·še·ḇeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Zoar | בְּצ֑וֹעַר | bə·ṣō·w·‘ar | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6820 Tsoar |
| where | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| lived | וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in a cave | בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה | bam·mə·‘ā·rāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.