Genesis 14:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. | Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country. | Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and [the] valley of | וְעֵ֣מֶק | ve-'E-mek | H6010Q | Valley (of Achor)עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) Combined with a.khor (עָכוֹר " of Achor" H5911) § valley, vale, lowland, open country |
| the Siddim | הַשִׂדִּ֗ים | ha-si-DIM | H7708 | Valley (of Siddim)עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) Combined with sid.dim (שִׂדִּים "Valley" H7708) § valley, vale, lowland, open country |
| [was] pits | בֶּֽאֱרֹ֤ת | be-'e-ROT | H0875 | wellבְּאֵר (be.er) well, pit, spring |
| pits of | בֶּאֱרֹת֙ | be-'e-ROT | H0875 | wellבְּאֵר (be.er) well, pit, spring |
| bitumen | חֵמָ֔ר | che-MAR | H2564 | bitumenחֵמָר (che.mar) slime, pitch, asphalt, bitumen |
| and they fled | וַיָּנֻ֛סוּ | vai-ya-NU-su | H5127 | to fleeנוּד (nud) (P'al) to flee Aramaic of nus (נוּס "to flee" H5127) |
| [the] king of | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | ME-lekh- | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Sodom | סְדֹ֥ם | se-DOM | H5467 | Sodomסְדֹם (se.dom) Sodom = "burning" a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment Also named: Sodoma (Σόδομα "Sodom" G4670) |
| and Gomorrah | וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה | va-'a-mo-RAH | H6017 | Gomorrahעֲמֹרָה (a.mo.rah) Gomorrah = "submersion" the twin-city in evil with Sodom, both destroyed in judgment by God with fire from heaven Also named: Gomorra (Γόμορρα "Gomorrah" G1116) |
| and they fell | וַיִּפְּלוּ־ | vai-yi-pe-lu- | H5307G | to fall: fallנָפַל (na.phal) : fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall … |
| there towards | שָׁ֑מָּה | SHA-mah | H8033G | thereשָׁם (sham) 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536) |
| and those [who] survived | וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים | ve-ha-nish-'a-RIM | H7604 | to remainשָׁאַר (sha.ar) 1) to remain, be left over, be left behind 1a) (Qal) to remain 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left over, be left alive, survive 1b1a) remainder, remnant (participle) 1b2) to be left behind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to leave over, spare 1c2) to leave or keep over 1c3) to have left 1c4) to leave (as a gift) |
| [the] hill country towards | הֶ֥רָה | HE-rah | H2022H | mountain: mountהַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount |
| they fled | נָּֽסוּ׃ | NA-su | H5127 | to fleeנוּד (nud) (P'al) to flee Aramaic of nus (נוּס "to flee" H5127) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.