King James Version

Isaiah 1:9

Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

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לוּלֵי֙luleifלוּלֵאconjunction — “if”H3884if notexcept, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָא֔וֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).הוֹתִ֥ירhotirexcelיָתַרverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “excel”, a completed actionH3498to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserveexcel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.לָ֛נוּlanvtoלָ֛נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toשָׂרִ֖ידsaridleftשָׂרִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “left”, the ordinary formH8300a survivor[idiom] alive, left, remain(-ing), remnant, rest.כִּמְעָ֑טkimatas littleמְעַטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.כִּסְדֹ֣םkisdomas Sodomסְדֹםpreposition, noun, proper name — “as Sodom”H5467Sedom, a place near the Dead SeaSodom.הָיִ֔ינוּhayinvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to 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.לַעֲמֹרָ֖הlaamorahto Gomorrahעֲמֹרָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Gomorrah”H6017Amorah, a place in PalestineGomorrah.דָּמִֽינוּdaminvcompareדָּמָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “compare”, a completed actionH1819to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, considercompare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Except Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Young’s Literal Translation

Unless Jehovah of Hosts had left to us a remnant, Shortly — as Sodom we had been, To Gomorrah we had been like!

World English Bible

Unless Yahweh of Armies had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom. We would have been like Gomorrah.

Darby Translation

Unless Jehovah of hosts had left us a very small residue, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Douay-Rheims

Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrha.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if the Lord of Sabaoth had not left us a seed, we should have been as Sodoma, and we should have been made like to Gomorrha.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἰ μὴ Κύριος σαβαὼθ ἐγκατέλιπεν ἡμῖν σπέρμα, ὡς Σόδομα ἂν ἐγενήθημεν, καὶ ὡς Γόμοῤῥα ἂν ὁμοίωθημεν.

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Romans 9:29 Romans 9:29 · King James VersionAnd as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.Romans 9:29 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Esaias said
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

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