Genesis 18:20 Lexicon: And the LORD said, "The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
And the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)	3068: the proper name of the God of Israel	from havah
said,	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vai·yo·mer)	559: to utter, say	a prim. root
"The outcry	זַעֲקַ֛ת (za·'a·kat)	2201: a cry, outcry	from zaaq
of Sodom	סְדֹ֥ם (se·dom)	5467: a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea	of uncertain derivation
and Gomorrah	וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה (va·'a·mo·rah)	6017: a city in the Jordan Valley	from amar
is indeed	כִּי־ (ki-)	3588: that, for, when	a prim. conjunction
great,		7231: to be or become many or much	a prim. root
and their sin	וְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔ם (ve·chat·ta·tam,)	2403b: sin, sin offering	from chata
is exceedingly	מְאֹֽד׃ (me·'od.)	3966: muchness, force, abundance	from an unused word
grave.	כָבְדָ֖ה (cha·ve·dah)	3513: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensome	a prim. root

KJV Lexicon

And the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)

Because the cry
za`aq (zah'-ak)
a shriek or outcry -- cry(-ing).

of Sodom
Cdom (sed-ome')
burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea -- Sodom.

and Gomorrah
`Amorah (am-o-raw')
a (ruined) heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine -- Gomorrah.

is great
rab (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

and because their sin
chatta'ah (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

is very
m`od (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.

grievous
kabad (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
And the LORD said, "The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.

King James Bible
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.

International Standard Version
The LORD also said, "How great is the disapproval of Sodom and Gomorrah! Their sin is so very serious!

NET Bible
So the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD also said, "Sodom and Gomorrah have many complaints against them, and their sin is very serious.

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave;

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