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And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. (KJV)

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וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 1

כְהוֹצִיאָ֨םkhe.ho.tzi.'Amwhen brought out they

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to come out: send

Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 2

אֹתָ֜ם'o.Tam<obj.> them

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 3

הַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahthe outside towards

Lemma: חוּץ (chuts) · Strong's: H2351

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: outside

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2351; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 4

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.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 19:17 word 5

הִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.Letescape

Lemma: מָלַט (ma.lat) · Strong's: H4422

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)

Meaning: to escape

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Judges 3:26, Judges 3:29, 1 Samuel 19:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4422; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 6

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 7

נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khalife your

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 8

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 9

תַּבִּ֣יטta.Bityou look

Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to look

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8, Numbers 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 10

אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khabehind you

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 11

וְאַֽל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 12

תַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.Modyou stop

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 29:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 13

בְּכָל\־be.kholin all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 14

הַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.Karthe valley

Lemma: כִּכָּר (kik.kar) · Strong's: H3603H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: talent

Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3603H; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 15

הָהָ֥רָהha.Ha.rahthe hill country towards

Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: mountain: mount

Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 16

הִמָּלֵ֖טhi.ma.Letescape

Lemma: מָלַט (ma.lat) · Strong's: H4422

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)

Meaning: to escape

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Judges 3:26, Judges 3:29, 1 Samuel 19:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4422; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 17

פֶּן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 24:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 18

תִּסָּפֶֽה\׃ti.sa.Pehyou should be swept away

Lemma: סָפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H5595

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNi2ms)

Meaning: to snatch

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 19:15, Numbers 16:26, Numbers 32:14, Deuteronomy 29:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5595; TAHOT Genesis 19:17 word 19

How the BSB renders it

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

As soon as the men had brought	→	יָצָא H3318H to come out: send
them	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
out	→	חוּץ H2351 outside
one of them said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Run	→	מָלַט H4422 to escape
for	→	עַל H5921A upon
your lives	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
look	→	נָבַט H5027 to look
back	→	אַחַר H0310A after
and do not	→	אַל H0408 not
stop	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
anywhere	→	כֹּל H3605 all
on the plain	→	כִּכָּר H3603H talent
Flee	→	מָלַט H4422 to escape
to the mountains	→	הַר H2022G mountain: mount
or	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
you will be swept away	→	סָפָה H5595 to snatch

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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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