Genesis 19:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 19:22 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 →
מַהֵר֙
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
הִמָּלֵ֣ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
שָׁ֔מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אוּכַל֙
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
דָּבָ֔ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
בֹּאֲךָ֖
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שָׁ֑מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֛ן
kên
H3651
thus
קָרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שֵׁם
shêm
H8034
name
הָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
צֽוֹעַר
Tsôʻar
H6820
Zoar
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World English Bible Public Domain
Hurry, escape there, for I can't do anything until you get there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
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King James Version Public Domain
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Hurry up, escape there, because I am not able to do a thing until you go there.” For that they called the name of the town Zoar.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).