Genesis 19:9 Go deeper
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And they said, Stand back. And they said again , This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. (KJV)
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ\׀vai.yo.me.Ruand they said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 19:9 word 1
גֶּשׁ\־gesh-approach
Lemma: נָגַשׁ (na.gash) · Strong's: H5066G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to approach: approach
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 29:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5066G; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 2
הָ֗לְאָהHal.'ahbeyond
Lemma: הָֽ֫לְאָה (ha.le.ah) · Strong's: H1973
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: further
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 35:21, Leviticus 22:27, Numbers 15:23, Numbers 16:37, Numbers 32:19, 1 Samuel 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1973; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 3
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ruand they said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 19:9 word 4
הָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.Chadthe one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 5
בָּֽא\־ba'-he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 19:9 word 6
לָגוּר֙la.Gurto sojourn
Lemma: גּוּר (gur) · Strong's: H1481A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to sojourn
Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1481A; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 7
וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טvai.yish.Potand he has judged
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21, Exodus 18:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 8
שָׁפ֔וֹטsha.Fotcontinuously <to judge>
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21, Exodus 18:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 9
עַתָּ֕ה'a.Tahnow
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 21:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 10
נָרַ֥עna.Ra'we will do harm
Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhi1cp)
Meaning: be evil
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10, Genesis 43:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 11
וַיִּפְצְר֨וּvai.yif.tze.Ruand they urged
Lemma: פָּצַר (pa.tsar) · Strong's: H6484
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to press
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 33:11, Judges 19:7, 1 Samuel 15:23, 2 Kings 2:17, 2 Kings 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6484; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 12
בָאִ֤ישׁva.'Ish<in> the man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 13
בְּלוֹט֙be.lOt<in> 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 19:9 word 14
מְאֹ֔דme.'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 19:9 word 15
וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּvai.yi.ge.Shuand they approached
Lemma: נָגַשׁ (na.gash) · Strong's: H5066G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to approach: approach
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 29:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5066G; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 16
לִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.Borto break down
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24, Exodus 32:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 17
הַדָּֽלֶת\׃ha.Da.letthe door
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: door
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17, Joshua 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Genesis 19:9 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Get out of the way | → | נָגַשׁ H5066G to approach: approach |
| . . . | → | הָֽ֫לְאָה H1973 further |
| they replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| And they declared | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| This one | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| came here | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| as a foreigner | → | גּוּר H1481A to sojourn |
| and he is already acting like a judge | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| . . . | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| Now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| we will treat you worse | → | רָעַע H7489A be evil |
| than them | → | |
| And they pressed | → | פָּצַר H6484 to press |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| in on Lot | → | לוֹט H3876 Lot |
| . . . | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| and moved in | → | נָגַשׁ H5066G to approach: approach |
| to break down | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| the door | → | דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door |
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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