Genesis

Genesis 19:6–7

⁶Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. ⁷“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Lot	ל֖וֹט	lō·wṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3876 Lot
went	וַיֵּצֵ֧א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
outside	הַפֶּ֑תְחָה	hap·peṯ·ḥāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
to meet them	אֲלֵהֶ֛ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
shutting	סָגַ֥ר	sā·ḡar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
the door	וְהַדֶּ֖לֶת	wə·had·de·leṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1817 door
behind him	אַחֲרָֽיו׃	’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	נָ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
my brothers	אַחַ֖י	’a·ḥay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
he pleaded	וַיֹּאמַ֑ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
don’t	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
do such a wicked thing	תָּרֵֽעוּ׃	tā·rê·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.