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וַתַּבֵּ֥טvatabetand lookנָבַטconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and look”, the next action in the storyH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.אִשְׁתּ֖וֹishtvoeachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.מֵאַחֲרָ֑יוmeacharayvfrom afterאַחַרpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…וַתְּהִ֖יvathiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.נְצִ֥יבnetsivgarrisonנְצִיבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “garrison”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5333something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statuegarrison, officer, pillar.מֶֽלַחmelachsaltמֶלַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “salt”, the ordinary formH4417properly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)salt(-pit).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
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American Standard Version (1901)
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Young’s Literal Translation
And his wife looketh expectingly from behind him, and she is — a pillar of salt!
World English Bible
But Lot’s wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Darby Translation
And his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Douay-Rheims
And his wife looking behind her, was turned into a statue of salt.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
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