Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.Genesis 19:6
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֵּצֵ֧א אֲלֵהֶ֛ם ל֖וֹט הַפֶּ֑תְחָה וְהַדֶּ֖לֶת סָגַ֥ר אַחֲרָֽיו׃
- וַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'“and he went out”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- אֲלֵהֶ֛ם'a.le.Hem“to them”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- ל֖וֹטLot“Lot”Noun, proper name of a man · from לוֹט · “Lot” · Strong's H3876
- הַפֶּ֑תְחָהha.Pet.chah“the entrance towards”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from פֶּ֫תַח · “entrance” · Strong's H6607
- וְהַדֶּ֖לֶתve.ha.De.let“and the door”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫לֶת · “door” · Strong's H1817C
- סָגַ֥רsa.Gar“he closed”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סָגַר · “to shut” · Strong's H5462
- אַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.Rav“behind him”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)