Genesis 19:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף עַל־פְּנֵ֤י סְדֹם֙ וַעֲמֹרָ֔ה וְעַֽל־כָּל־פְּנֵ֖י אֶ֣רֶץ הַכִּכָּ֑ר וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה עָלָה֙ קִיטֹ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ כְּקִיטֹ֖ר הַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃

Transliteration

wə-yaškêp upon-pənêy Sədōm wə-ʿĂmōrâ wə-upon-all-pənêy ʾereṣ the-kikār wə-yarʾ wə-hinnêh ʿālâ qîṭōr the-ʾāreṣ like-qîṭōr the-kibšān

Grammar Details

• *yaškêp*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he looked down
• *pənêy*: masculine plural construct - face of
• *Sədōm*: proper noun - Sodom
• *ʿĂmōrâ*: proper noun - Gomorrah
• *ʾereṣ*: feminine singular construct - land of
• *kikār*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the plain/valley/circle
• *yarʾ*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he saw
• *hinnêh*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
• *ʿālâ*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it went up
• *qîṭōr*: masculine singular construct - smoke of
• *ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the land/earth
• *kibšān*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the furnace/kiln

Word Meanings

• *yaškêp*: looked down/gazed down/looked out
• *pənêy*: face of/surface of/region of
• *kikār*: plain/valley/circle/district
• *ʿālâ*: went up/ascended/rose
• *qîṭōr*: smoke/vapor
• *kibšān*: furnace/kiln

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and the entire plain, and he saw that smoke was rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and loked toward Sodome and Gomorra and toward all the londe of that contre. And as he loked: beholde the smoke of the contre arose as it had bene the smoke of a fornace.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and turned his face towarde Sodoma and Gomorra, and all ye londe of that countre, and loked. And beholde, there rose vp a smoke from ye countre, as it had bene ye smoke of a fornace.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And looking towarde Sodom and Gomorah and toward all the land of the plaine, behold, he sawe the smoke of the lande mounting vp as the smoke of a fornace.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And behelde, and lo the smoke of the countrey arose, as the smoke of a furnesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and looked, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he looketh on the face of Sodom and Gomorrah, and on all the face of the land of the circuit, and seeth, and lo, the smoke of the land went up as smoke of the furnace.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And looking in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the lowland, he saw the smoke of the land going up like the smoke of an oven.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and looked, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 18:9 : 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her, shall mourn and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
• Rev 18:18 : 18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like this great city!
• Rev 19:3 : 3 And again they said, Hallelujah. And her smoke rose up forever and ever.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
• Ps 107:34 : 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein.
• 2 Pet 2:7 : 7 And delivered righteous Lot, who was distressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked:
• Jude 1:7 : 7 As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
• Rev 9:2 : 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose from the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.
• Rev 14:10-11 : 10 He shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of his indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.