Genesis 19:24 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;”
Genesis 19:24 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 19:2412 words
וַיהוָהwayhwāhAnd LORD
הִמְטִירhiməṭîrRain
עַלʿalAbove
סְדֹםsədōmSedom
וְעַלwəʿalAnd above
עֲמֹרָהʿămōrāhAmorah
גָּפְרִיתgāp̄ərîtCypress-resin
וָאֵשׁwāʾēšAnd fire
מֵאֵתmēʾētFrom nearness
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
מִןminPart
הַשָּׁמָיִםhašāmāyimThe heavens
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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