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Abrahamאַבְרָהָםrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםin the morningבַּבֹּקֶרand went toאֶלthe placeהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםhe had stoodעָמַדbeforeאֶת פְּנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
Genesis 19:27
Study it in the app“Abraham rose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:27, word by word
- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- rose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםyashkem
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “yashkem” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- he had stoodעָמַדamad
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amad” appears- beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
26But his wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
27 · This verse (above)
28He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the plain, and he saw, and look, the smoke of the land was going up like the smoke of a furnace.
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?