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Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere-- this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah-- like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Lot Abraham's nephew Noun H3876 לֹ֣וט lo·vt
Analysis:
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lifted to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 וַיִּשָּׂא־ vai·yis·sa-
up his eyes an eye Noun H5869 עֵינָ֗יו ei·nav
and saw to see Verb H7200 וַיַּרְא֙ vai·yar·
all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
the valley a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money) Noun H3603 כִּכַּ֣ר kik·kar
of the Jordan, the principal river of Pal. Noun H3383 הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן hai·yar·den,
that it was well watered irrigation, drink Noun H4945 מַשְׁקֶ֑ה mash·keh;
everywhere-- the whole, all Noun H3605 כֻלָּ֖הּ chul·lah
[this was] before face, faces Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֣י lif·nei
the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֗ה Yah·weh
destroyed perhaps to go to ruin Verb H7843 שַׁחֵ֣ת sha·chet
Sodom a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea Noun H5467 סְדֹם֙ se·dom
Analysis:
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and Gomorrah-- a city in the Jordan Valley Noun H6017 עֲמֹרָ֔ה a·mo·rah,
Analysis:
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like the garden an enclosure, garden Noun H1588 כְּגַן־ ke·gan-
of the LORD, the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָה֙ Yah·weh
like the land earth, land Noun H776 כְּאֶ֣רֶץ ke·'e·retz
of Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֔יִם mitz·ra·yim,
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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as you go to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בֹּאֲכָ֖ה bo·'a·chah
to Zoar. "insignificance," a city at the S.E. end of the Dead Sea Noun H6820 צֹֽעַר׃ tzo·'ar.
Analysis:
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Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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

Zoar

ZOARzo'-ar (tso`ar; the Septuagint usually Segor, Zogora): The name of the city to which Lot escaped from Sodom (Genesis 19:20-23, 30), previously mentioned in Genesis 13:10; Genesis 14:2, 8, where its former name is said to have been Bela. In 19:22, its name is said to have been given because of its littleness, which also seems to have accounted for its bei... View Details

People

Lot

Lot [N] [H] [S]   Lot, (Heb. lot), a covering; veil, the son of Haran, and nephew of Abraham ( Genesis 11:27 ). On the death of his father, he was left in charge of his grandfather Terah (31), after whose death he accompanied his uncle Abraham into Canaan ( 12:5 ), thence into Egypt (10), and back again to Canaan ( 13:1 ). After this he separated from him and settled in Sodom ( 13:5-13 ). Th... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere-- this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah-- like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.
King James Bible And Lot lifted up his eyes eyes, and saw beheld all the valley plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere-- this was every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah-- like Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt Egypt, as you go to thou comest unto Zoar.
Hebrew Greek English Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere-- this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah-- like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.