Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 19:20 Interlinear

Behold now this city is near to flee unto and it is a little one Oh let me escape is a little one unto and it shall live and my soul

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הִנֵּהH2009lo!
2נָ֠אH4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
3הָעִ֨ירH5892Behold now this citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
4הַזֹּ֧אתH2063this (often used adverb)
5קְרֹבָ֛הH7138is nearnear (in place, kindred or time)
6לָנ֥וּסH5127to fleeto flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
7שָׁ֖מָּהH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
8הִ֖ואH1931unto and ithe (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
9מִצְעָ֛רH4705is a little onepetty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time)
10אִמָּֽלְטָ֨הH4422Oh let me escapeproperly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth youn
11נָּ֜אH4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
12שָׁ֗מָּהH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
13הֲלֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
14מִצְעָ֛רH4705is a little onepetty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time)
15הִ֖ואH1931unto and ithe (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
16וּתְחִ֥יH2421shall liveto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
17נַפְשִֽׁי׃H5315and my soulproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

Verse Context

Genesis 19:19 hath found Behold now thy servant grace in thy sight...
Genesis 19:20 (current) Behold now this city is near to flee unto and it is a little one Oh let me escape is a little one unto and it shall live and my soul
Genesis 19:21And he said unto him See I have accepted thee ...

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