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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 18:20Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 18:2011 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
זַעֲקַ֛תzaʿăqat
the outcry ofnounH2201
סְדֹ֥םsədōm
SodomnounH5467
וַ/עֲמֹרָ֖הwaʿămōrāh
and GomorrahconjH6017
כִּיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
רָ֑בָּהrābāh
abound(-undanceverbH7227
-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···
וְ/חַ֨טָּאתָ֔/םwəḥaṭāʾtām
and sin theirconjH2403
purifying · sin(-ner · offering)
כִּ֥יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
כָבְדָ֖הkābədāh
it is heavyverbH3513
more grievously afflict · boast · be chargeable · be dim ···
מְאֹֽדməʾōd
exceedinglyadvH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Priya SharmaNote1mo ago
The Outcry Against Sodom
God mentions that the outcry against Sodom is 'great.' Someone is crying out - the oppressed, the abused, those with no other recourse. Their cries have reached heaven. I run a nonprofit focused on h...
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