Genesis 19:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 19:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֵּצֵ֨א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
ל֜וֹט
Lôwṭ
H3876
Lot
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
חֲתָנָ֣יו
châthân
H2860
son-in-law
לֹקְחֵ֣י
lâqach
H3947
to take
בְנֹתָ֗יו
bath
H1323
daughter
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ק֤וּמוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
צְּאוּ֙
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמָּק֣וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מַשְׁחִ֥ית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִמְצַחֵ֖ק
tsâchaq
H6711
to laugh
בְּעֵינֵ֥י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
חֲתָנָֽיו
châthân
H2860
son-in-law
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World English Bible Public Domain
Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, "Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were to take his daughters, and he said, “Get up, get out of this place, because Yahweh is destroying the city!” But it seemed like he was joking in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
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