Genesis 19:28 Go deeper
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And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. (KJV)
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וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.Kefand he looked down
Lemma: שָׁקַף (sha.qaph) · Strong's: H8259
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to look
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:16, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 14:24, Numbers 21:20, Numbers 23:28, Deuteronomy 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8259; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 1
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 19:28 word 2
פְּנֵ֤יpe.Nei[the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 3
סְדֹם֙se.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 19:28 word 4
וַעֲמֹרָ֔הva.'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 19:28 word 5
וְעַֽל\־ve.'al-and 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 19:28 word 6
כָּל\־kol-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 19:28 word 7
פְּנֵ֖יpe.Nei[the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 8
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 9
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 19:17, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3603H; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 10
וַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
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 19:28 word 11
וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 12
עָלָה֙'a.Lahit went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 13
קִיטֹ֣רki.Tor[the] smoke of
Lemma: קִיטוֹר (qi.tor) · Strong's: H7008
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: smoke
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 119:83, Psalms 148:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7008; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 14
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 15
כְּקִיטֹ֖רke.ki.Torlike [the] smoke of
Lemma: קִיטוֹר (qi.tor) · Strong's: H7008
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: smoke
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 119:83, Psalms 148:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7008; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 16
הַכִּבְשָֽׁן\׃ha.kiv.Shan<the> furnace
Lemma: כִּבְשָׁן (kiv.shan) · Strong's: H3536
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: kiln
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 9:8, Exodus 9:10, Exodus 19:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3536; TAHOT Genesis 19:28 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He looked | → | שָׁקַף H8259 to look |
| down | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| toward | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| Sodom | → | סְדֹם H5467 Sodom |
| and Gomorrah | → | עֲמֹרָה H6017 Gomorrah |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of the plain | → | כִּכָּר H3603H talent |
| and he saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| . . . | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| the smoke | → | קִיטוֹר H7008 smoke |
| rising | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| from the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| like smoke | → | קִיטוֹר H7008 smoke |
| from a furnace | → | כִּבְשָׁן H3536 kiln |
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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