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And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. (KJV)
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וְעֵ֣מֶקve.'E.mekand [the] valley of
Lemma: עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) · Strong's: H6010Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: Valley (of Siddim)
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 14:3, Genesis 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6010Q; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 1
הַשִׂדִּ֗יםha.si.Dim<the> Siddim
Lemma: שִׂדִּים (sid.dim) · Strong's: H7708
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Valley
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 14:3, Genesis 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7708; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 2
בֶּֽאֱרֹ֤תbe.'e.Rot[was] pits
Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: well
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 3
בֶּאֱרֹת֙be.'e.Rotpits of
Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: well
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 4
חֵמָ֔רche.Marbitumen
Lemma: חֵמָר (che.mar) · Strong's: H2564
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: bitumen
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Exodus 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2564; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 5
וַיָּנֻ֛סוּvai.ya.Nu.suand they fled
Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to flee
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 6
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 7
סְדֹ֥םse.DomSodom
Lemma: סְדֹם (se.dom) · Strong's: H5467
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sodom
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5467; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 8
וַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.Rahand Gomorrah
Lemma: עֲמֹרָה (a.mo.rah) · Strong's: H6017
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gomorrah
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:11, Genesis 18:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6017; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 9
וַיִּפְּלוּ\־vai.yi.pe.lu-and they fell
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:64 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 10
שָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahthere towards
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 11
וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.Rimand those [who] survived
Lemma: שָׁאַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H7604
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)
Meaning: to remain
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 8:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7604; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 12
הֶ֥רָהHe.rah[the] hill country towards
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mountain: hill country
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 14:6, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022H; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 13
נָּֽסוּ\׃Na.suthey fled
Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to flee
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Genesis 14:10 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now the Valley | → | עֵ֫מֶק H6010Q Valley (of Siddim) |
| of Siddim | → | שִׂדִּים H7708 Valley |
| was full of tar | → | חֵמָר H2564 bitumen |
| pits | → | בְּאֵר H0875 well |
| . . . | → | בְּאֵר H0875 well |
| and as the kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Sodom | → | סְדֹם H5467 Sodom |
| and Gomorrah | → | עֲמֹרָה H6017 Gomorrah |
| fled | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| some men fell | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| into [the pits] | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| but the survivors | → | שָׁאַר H7604 to remain |
| fled | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| to the hill country | → | הַר H2022H mountain: hill country |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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