Genesis 19:1 Go deeper
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; (KJV)
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וַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uand they came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 1
שְׁנֵ֨יshe.Nei[the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 2
הַמַּלְאָכִ֤יםha.mal.'a.Khimthe angels
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: messenger: angel
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 16:7, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 16:11, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397H; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 3
סְדֹ֙מָה֙se.Do.mahSodom towards
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 19:1 word 4
בָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revin the evening
Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: evening
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 5
וְל֖וֹטve.Lotand Lot
Lemma: לוֹט (lot) · Strong's: H3876
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Lot
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3876; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 6
יֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[was] sitting
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 7
בְּשַֽׁעַר\־be.sha.'ar-in [the] gate of
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 34:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 8
סְדֹ֑םse.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 19:1 word 9
וַיַּרְא\־vai.yar'-and he saw [them]
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 10
לוֹט֙lOtLot
Lemma: לוֹט (lot) · Strong's: H3876
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Lot
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3876; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 11
וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komand he arose
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 12
לִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.Tamto meet them
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to encounter: meet
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 30:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7122G; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 13
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVvw3ms)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 14
אַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimface
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)
Meaning: face
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 42:6, Genesis 48:12, Numbers 22:31, Deuteronomy 33:10, 1 Samuel 1:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639I; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 15
אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towards
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Genesis 19:1 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now the two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| angels | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397H messenger: angel |
| arrived | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| at Sodom | → | סְדֹם H5467 Sodom |
| in the evening | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
| and Lot | → | לוֹט H3876 Lot |
| was sitting | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in the gateway | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| of [the city] | → | סְדֹם H5467 Sodom |
| When Lot | → | לוֹט H3876 Lot |
| saw them | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| he got up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| to meet them | → | קָרָא H7122G to encounter: meet |
| bowed | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| facedown | → | אַף H0639I face |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
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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