Genesis 14:10
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.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְעֵ֣מֶק | ve.'E.mek | and [the] valley of | H6010 → |
| הַשִׂדִּ֗ים | ha.si.Dim | <the> Siddim | H7708 → |
| בֶּֽאֱרֹ֤ת | be.'e.Rot | [was] pits | H875 → |
| בֶּאֱרֹת֙ | be.'e.Rot | pits of | H875 → |
| חֵמָ֔ר | che.Mar | bitumen | H2564 → |
| וַיָּנֻ֛סוּ | vai.ya.Nu.su | and they fled | H5127 → |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | Me.lekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → |
| סְדֹ֥ם | se.Dom | Sodom | H5467 → |
| וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה | va.'a.mo.Rah | and Gomorrah | H6017 → |
| וַיִּפְּלוּ־ | vai.yi.pe.lu- | and they fell | H5307 → |
| שָׁ֑מָּה | Sha.mah | there towards | H8033 → |
| וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים | ve.ha.nish.'a.Rim | and those [who] survived | H7604 → |
| הֶ֥רָה | He.rah | [the] hill country towards | H2022 → |
| נָּֽסוּ׃ | Na.su | they fled | H5127 → |
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