Genesis 18:20 Go deeper

And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 1

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 2

זַעֲקַ֛תza.'a.Kat[the] outcry of

Lemma: זְעָקָה (ze.a.qah) · Strong's: H2201

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: outcry

Used 18 times. Also: Nehemiah 5:6, Nehemiah 9:9, Esther 4:1, Esther 9:31, Job 16:18, Proverbs 21:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2201; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 3

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 18:20 word 4

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 14:10, Genesis 14:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6017; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 5

כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 6

רָ֑בָּהRa.bahit is great

Lemma: רָבַב (ra.vav) · Strong's: H7231

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 6:1, Exodus 23:29, Deuteronomy 7:7, 1 Samuel 25:10, Job 35:6, Psalms 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7231; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 7

וְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔םve.Cha.ta.Tamand sin their

Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sin

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 8

כִּ֥יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 9

כָבְדָ֖הkha.ve.Dahit is heavy

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to honor: heavy

Used 33 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 8:15, Exodus 8:32, Exodus 9:7, Exodus 9:34, Exodus 10:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513H; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 10

מְאֹֽד\׃me.'Odexceedingly

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Genesis 18:20 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
The outcry	→	זְעָקָה H2201 outcry
against Sodom	→	סְדֹם H5467 Sodom
and Gomorrah	→	עֲמֹרָה H6017 Gomorrah
is great	→	רָבַב H7231 to multiply
Because	→	כִּי H3588A for
their sin	→	חַטָּאת H2403B sin
is so	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
grievous	→	כָּבֵד H3513H to honor: heavy

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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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