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Genesis 19:1 — King James Version← Study notes

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;


Genesis 19:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 19:116 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ֠/יָּבֹאוּwayābōʾw
and they cameconjH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
שְׁנֵ֨יšənēy
the twoadjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
הַ/מַּלְאָכִ֤יםhamaləʾākiym
the angelsparticleH4397
angel · king · messenger
סְדֹ֨מָ/ה֙sədōmāh
Sodom towardsnounH5467
בָּ/עֶ֔רֶבbāʿereb
in the eveningpronH6153
day · tide) · night
וְ/ל֖וֹטwəlwōṭ
and LotconjH3876
יֹשֵׁ֣בyōšēb
was sittingverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
בְּ/שַֽׁעַרbəšaʿar
in the gate ofpronH8179
door · gate · port
סְדֹ֑םsədōm
SodomnounH5467
וַ/יַּרְאwayarəʾ
and he saw themconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
לוֹט֙lwōṭ
LotnounH3876
וַ/יָּ֣קָםwayāqām
and he aroseconjH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
לִ/קְרָאתָ֔/םliqərāʾtām
helppronH7125
against · meet · seek · to ···
וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּwayišətaḥw
and he bowed downconjH7812
crouch · fall down · humbly beseech · do obeisance ···
אַפַּ֖יִםʾapayim
facenounH639
before · countenance · face · forebearing ···
אָֽרְצָ/הʾārəṣāh
the ground towardsnounH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
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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Chiara RussoNote2mo ago
Lot Sat in the Gate of Sodom
Lot is positioned at the gate of Sodom, which in ancient culture was where judges and leaders sat - a position of some status. He's integrated into the city. That context makes the evacuation harder....
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