Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 18:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 18:20, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“said And the LORD Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin grievous is very”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | יְהוָ֔ה | H3068 | And the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 3 | זַֽעֲקַ֛ת | H2201 | Because the cry | a shriek or outcry |
| 4 | סְדֹ֥ם | H5467 | of Sodom | sedom, a place near the dead sea |
| 5 | וַֽעֲמֹרָ֖ה | H6017 | and Gomorrah | amorah, a place in palestine |
| 6 | כִּי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 7 | רָ֑בָּה | H7227 | is great | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 8 | וְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔ם | H2403 | and because their sin | an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender |
| 9 | כִּ֥י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 10 | כָֽבְדָ֖ה | H3513 | grievous | to be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same |
| 11 | מְאֹֽד׃ | H3966 | is very | properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
Genesis 18:19 For I know him that he will command ...
Genesis 18:20 (current)said And the LORD Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin grievous is very
Genesis 18:21I will go down now and see according to the cry of it which is come ...