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Genesis 19:22

Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
Genesis 19:22
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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)

מַהֵר֙ הִמָּלֵ֣ט שָׁ֔מָּה כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת דָּבָ֔ר עַד־בֹּאֲךָ֖ שָׁ֑מָּה עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרָ֥א שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר צֽוֹעַר׃

  1. מַהֵר֙ma.Her“hurry”
    Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָהַר · “to hasten” · Strong's H4116A
  2. הִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.Let“escape”
    Verb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַט · “to escape” · Strong's H4422
  3. שָׁ֔מָּהSha.mah“there towards”
    Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  4. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. לֹ֤אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. אוּכַל֙'u.Khal“I will be able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  7. לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.Sot“to do”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  8. דָּבָ֔רda.Var“anything”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  9. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  10. בֹּאֲךָ֖bo.'a.Kha“going you”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  11. שָׁ֑מָּהSha.mah“there towards”
    Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  12. עַל־'al-“there-”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. כֵּ֛ןken“-fore”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  14. קָרָ֥אka.Ra'“someone called”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  15. שֵׁם־shem-“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  16. הָעִ֖ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  17. צֽוֹעַר׃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)