Genesis 19:4 Go deeper
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But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: (KJV)
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טֶרֶם֮te.Rembefore
Lemma: טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) · Strong's: H2962
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: before
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33, Genesis 37:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2962; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 1
יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yish.ka.Vuthey lay down
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to lie down: lay down
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26, Leviticus 26:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 2
וְאַנְשֵׁ֨יve.'an.Sheiand [the] men of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 3
הָעִ֜ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 4
אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei[the] men of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 5
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 19:4 word 6
נָסַ֣בּוּna.Sa.buthey surrounded
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to turn: surround
Used 73 times. Also: Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 7
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 19:4 word 8
הַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 24:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 9
מִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arfrom young man
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 10
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and unto
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 11
זָקֵ֑ןza.Kenold [man]
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: old
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 43:27, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205H; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 12
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 19:4 word 13
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 14
מִקָּצֶֽה\׃mi.ka.Tzehfrom [the] end
Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: end
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 16:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Genesis 19:4 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Before | → | טֶ֫רֶם H2962 before |
| they had gone to bed | → | שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | עַם H5971A people |
| the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| of the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| . . . | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| of Sodom | → | סְדֹם H5467 Sodom |
| both young | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| and | → | עַד H5704 till |
| old | → | זָקֵן H2205H old |
| . . . | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
| surrounded | → | סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
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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