New American Standard Bible 1995

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and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a furnace.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
and he looked down to overhang, look out or down Verb H8259 וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף vai·yash·kef
toward upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
Sodom a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea Noun H5467 סְדֹם֙ se·dom
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and Gomorrah, a city in the Jordan Valley Noun H6017 וַעֲמֹרָ֔ה va·'a·mo·rah,
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and toward upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 וְעַֽל־ ve·'al-
all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
the land earth, land Noun H776 אֶ֣רֶץ e·retz
of the valley, a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money) Noun H3603 הַכִּכָּ֑ר hak·kik·kar;
and he saw, to see Verb H7200 וַיַּ֗רְא vai·yar·
and behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 וְהִנֵּ֤ה ve·hin·neh
the smoke thick smoke Noun H7008 קִיטֹ֣ר ki·tor
of the land earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֔רֶץ ha·'a·retz,
ascended to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 עָלָה֙ a·lah
like the smoke thick smoke Noun H7008 כְּקִיטֹ֖ר ke·ki·tor
of a furnace. a kiln Noun H3536 הַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ hak·kiv·shan.

Locations

Gomorrah

GOMORRAHgo-mor'-a (`amorah; Septuagint and New Testament Gomorra, or Gomorra; Arabic Ghamara, "to overwhelm with water"): One of the CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see) destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Genesis 19:23-29). It was located probably in the plain South of the Dead Sea, now covered with water. See ARABAH; CITIES OF THE PLAI... View Details

Sodom

SODOMsod'-um (cedhom; Sodoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see), destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Genesis 19:24). The wickedness of the city became proverbial. The sin of sodomy was an offense against nature frequently connected with idolatrous practices (see Rawlinson, History of Phoenicia). See SODOMITE. The fate of... View Details

Sodom and Gomorrah

SODOMsod'-um (cedhom; Sodoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see), destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Genesis 19:24). The wickedness of the city became proverbial. The sin of sodomy was an offense against nature frequently connected with idolatrous practices (see Rawlinson, History of Phoenicia). See SODOMITE. The fate of... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a furnace.
King James Bible and And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, plain, and he saw, and behold, beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land ascended like country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Hebrew Greek English and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a furnace.