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He overturnedוַיַּהֲפֹךְthoseהָאֵלcities,אֶת הֶעָרִיםandוְאֵתthe wholeכָּלplain,הַכִּכָּרandוְאֵתallכָּלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the cities,הֶעָרִיםand what grewוְצֶמַחon the ground.הָאֲדָמָה
Genesis 19:25
Study it in the app“He overturned those cities, and the whole plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:25, word by word
- He overturnedיַּהֲפֹךְyahafoch
overthrow
To bring down cities like Sodom.
Where else “yahafoch” appears- thoseאֵלel
these
These, those.
Where else “el” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- plainכִּכָּרkikar
plain
Literally "the circle": the lowland around the Jordan.
Where else “kikar” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- and what grewצֶמַחtsemach
growth, sprout
What springs from the ground: plants, vegetation; a shoot.
Where else “tsemach” appears- on the groundאֲדָמָהadama
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “adama” appears
The context
24Then YHWH rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from YHWH out of the heavens.
25 · This verse (above)
26But his wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
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?