KJV: Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
YLT: Abram hath dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot hath dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and tenteth unto Sodom;
Darby: Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tents as far as Sodom.
ASV: Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
אַבְרָ֖ם | Abram |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַבְרָם Sense: original name of Abraham. |
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יָשַׁ֣ב | dwelt |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ | in the land |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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כְּנָ֑עַן | of Canaan |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כְּנַעַן Sense: the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine. |
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וְל֗וֹט | and Lot |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: לֹוט Sense: son of Haran and Abraham’s nephew who settled in Sodom and was delivered from its destruction by God. |
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יָשַׁב֙ | dwelt |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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בְּעָרֵ֣י | in the cities |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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הַכִּכָּ֔ר | of the plain |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: כִּכָּר Sense: round. |
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וַיֶּאֱהַ֖ל | and pitched [his] tent |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָהַל Sense: to pitch a tent, to move a tent. |
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עַד־ | toward |
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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סְדֹֽם | Sodom |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: סְדֹם Sense: 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. |