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Genesis 13:10

And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Genesis 13:10
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּשָּׂא־ל֣וֹט אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־כָּל־כִּכַּ֣ר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן כִּ֥י כֻלָּ֖הּ מַשְׁקֶ֑ה לִפְנֵ֣י׀ שַׁחֵ֣ת יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־סְדֹם֙ וְאֶת־עֲמֹרָ֔ה כְּגַן־יְהוָה֙ כְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בֹּאֲכָ֖ה צֹֽעַר׃

  1. וַיִּשָּׂא־vai.yi.sa'-“and he lifted up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשָׂא · “look” · Strong's H5375M
  2. ל֣וֹטLot“Lot”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from לוֹט · “Lot” · Strong's H3876
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. עֵינָ֗יו'ei.Nav“eyes his”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  5. וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'“and he saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  8. כִּכַּ֣רki.Kar“[the] valley of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from כִּכָּר · “talent” · Strong's H3603H
  9. הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.Den“the Jordan”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
  10. כִּ֥יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. כֻלָּ֖הּkhu.Lah“all of it”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. מַשְׁקֶ֑הmash.Keh“[was] well-watered”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַשְׁקֶה · “irrigation” · Strong's H4945B
  13. לִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  14. שַׁחֵ֣תsha.Chet“destroyed”
    Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁחַת · “to ruin” · Strong's H7843
  15. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  16. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  17. סְדֹם֙se.Dom“Sodom”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from סְדֹם · “Sodom” · Strong's H5467
  18. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. עֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.Rah“Gomorrah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from עֲמֹרָה · “Gomorrah” · Strong's H6017
  20. כְּגַן־ke.gan-“like [the] garden of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from גַּן · “garden” · Strong's H1588M
  21. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  22. כְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retz“like [the] land of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  23. מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  24. בֹּאֲכָ֖הbo.'a.Khah“going you”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “towards” · Strong's H0935I
  25. צֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'ar“Zoar”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from צֹ֫עַר · “Zoar” · Strong's H6820
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)