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Hurry,מַהֵרescapeהִמָּלֵטthere,שָׁמָּהforכִּיI cannotלֹא אוּכַלdoלַעֲשׂוֹתanythingדָּבָרuntilעַדyou arriveבֹּאֲךָthere.”שָׁמָּהThat is whyעַל כֵּןthe nameשֵׁםof the cityהָעִירwas calledקָרָאZoar.צוֹעַר
Genesis 19:22
Study it in the app“Hurry, escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” That is why the name of the city was called Zoar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:22, word by word
- Hurryמַהֵרmaher
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “maher” appears- escapeהִמָּלֵטhimalet
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “himalet” appears- I cannotאוּכַלuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “uchal” appears- doעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- anythingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- you arriveבֹּאֲboa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “boa” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- was calledקָרָאkara
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “kara” appears- Zoarצוֹעַרtsoar
Zoar
See it on the mapWhere else “tsoar” appears
Translation note
“Zoar” sounds like “small” (mits'ar, 19:20).
Places in this verse
Zoar ?
Today: possibly Safi, south of the Dead Sea, Jordan
A small town near the Dead Sea; its site is not known for certain.
Lot fled there when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; the town was spared because of his plea (Gen 19:20-22).
The context
21He said to him, “Look, I grant you this request also, not to overturn the city of which you have spoken.
22 · This verse (above)
23The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
To study Genesis 19 in a group
1. What it says
How was Lot’s family brought out of Sodom, and what happened to Lot’s wife (vv. 15-26)?
2. What it means
What does the text show about Elohim’s mercy in bringing Lot out of the city (vv. 16, 29)?
3. How I live it
What from the past is hard for you to let go of, and what step could help you move forward?