Genesis
Genesis 19:9
9“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get out of the way | גֶּשׁ־ | geš- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5066 draw near, approach |
| they replied | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| And they declared | וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| This one | הָאֶחָ֤ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| came here | בָּֽא־ | bā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| as a foreigner | לָגוּר֙ | lā·ḡūr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1481 sojourn |
| and he is already acting like a judge | וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט | way·yiš·pōṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| Now | עַתָּ֕ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| we will treat you worse | נָרַ֥ע | nā·ra‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | H7489 be evil, bad |
| than them | מֵהֶ֑ם | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| And they pressed | וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ | way·yip̄·ṣə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6484 push, press |
| in on Lot | בְּלוֹט֙ | bə·lō·wṭ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3876 Lot |
| and moved in | וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ | way·yig·gə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5066 draw near, approach |
| to break down | לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר | liš·bōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| the door | הַדָּֽלֶת׃ | had·dā·leṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1817 door |
Cross-references
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Exodus 2:14 · 2 Peter 2:7–8 · Genesis 13:12 · Matthew 7:6 · Ecclesiastes 9:3 · Acts 7:26–28 · Jeremiah 6:15 · Daniel 3:19–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.