Genesis 19:22
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.

Young's Literal Translation
haste, escape thither, for I am not able to do anything till thine entering thither;’ therefore hath he calleth the name of the city Zoar.

King James Bible
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Hebrew
Hurry!
מַהֵר֙ (ma·hêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly

Run
הִמָּלֵ֣ט (him·mā·lêṭ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

there quickly,
שָׁ֔מָּה (šām·māh)
Adverb | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I cannot
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

do
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

anything
דָּבָ֔ר (dā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

you reach
בֹּאֲךָ֖ (bō·’ă·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

it.”
שָׁ֑מָּה (šām·māh)
Adverb | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

That is why
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the town
הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

was called
קָרָ֥א (qā·rā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

Zoar.
צֽוֹעַר׃ (ṣō·w·‘ar)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6820: Zoar -- 'insignificance', a city at the southeastern end of the Dead Sea

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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