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Genesis 19:26 — King James Version← Study notes

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.


Genesis 19:26Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 19:266 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/תַּבֵּ֥טwatabēṭ
and she lookedconjH5027
consider · look · regard · have respect ···
אִשְׁתּ֖/וֹʾišətwō
wife hisnounH802
each · every · female · many ···
מֵ/אַחֲרָ֑י/וmēʾaḥărāyw
from behind himpronH310
-ward) · again · at · away from ···
וַ/תְּהִ֖יwatəhiy
and she wasconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
נְצִ֥יבnəṣiyb
a pillar ofnounH5333
officer · pillar
מֶֽלַחmelaḥ
saltnounH4417
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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Omar HassanNote2mo ago
Lot's Wife Looks Back
Lot's wife turns to look at the city being destroyed. The text doesn't specify her motivation - regret, love, one last glimpse - and Jesus later uses her as a warning about division. But the Genesis t...
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