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Beforeטֶרֶםthey lay down,יִשְׁכָּבוּthe menוְאַנְשֵׁיof the city,הָעִירthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Sodom,סְדֹםsurroundedנָסַבּוּthe house,עַל הַבַּיִתfrom youngמִנַּעַרtoוְעַדold,זָקֵןallכָּלthe peopleהָעָםfrom every quarter.מִקָּצֶה
Genesis 19:4
Study it in the app“Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from young to old, all the people from every quarter.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:4, word by word
- Beforeטֶרֶםterem
not yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appears- they lay downיִשְׁכָּבוּyishkavu
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “yishkavu” appears- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of Sodomסְדֹםsedom
Sodom
See it on the mapWhere else “sedom” appears- surroundedנָסַבּוּnasabu
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “nasabu” appears- the houseבַּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears- from youngנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- oldזָקֵןzaken
old
A person of many years.
Where else “zaken” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- from every quarterקָּצֶהkatse
every one
Used to say 'all, leaving no one out'.
Where else “katse” appears
Places in this verse
Sodom ?
Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.
Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).
The context
3But he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
4 · This verse (above)
5They called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, so that we may know them.”
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?