Genesis 18:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;”
Genesis 18:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 18:2011 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
זַעֲקַתzaʿăqatShriek
סְדֹםsədōmSedom
וַעֲמֹרָהwaʿămōrāhAnd Amorah
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
רָבָּהrābāhAbundant
וְחַטָּאתָםwəḥaṭāʾtāmAnd offence
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
כָבְדָהḵāvədāhBe heavy
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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