Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now the woodland vale had many pits of slime. And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrha turned their backs, and were overthrown there: and they that remained, fled to the mountain. slime pits. Genesis 11:3 And each one said to his neighbour: Come let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar: fell. Joshua 8:24 So all being slain that had pursued after Israel, in his flight to the wilderness, and falling by the sword in the same place, the children of Israel returned and laid waste the city. Psalm 83:10 Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth. Isaiah 24:18 And it shall come to pass, that he that shall flee from the noise of the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall rid himself out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for the flood-gates from on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken. Jeremiah 48:44 He that shall flee from the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall get up out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon Moab the year of their visitation, saith the Lord. the mountain. Genesis 19:17,30 And they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy life: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thy self in the mountain, lest thou be also consumed. . . . Context Lot Seized by the Four Kings10Now the woodland vale had many pits of slime. And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrha turned their backs, and were overthrown there: and they that remained, fled to the mountain.11And they took all the substance of the Sodomites, and Gomorrhites, and all their victuals, and went their way:… Cross References Genesis 11:3 And each one said to his neighbour: Come let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar: Genesis 14:3 All these came together into the woodland vale, which now is the salt sea. Genesis 14:9 To wit, against Chodorlahomor king of the Elamites, and Thadal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Pontus: four kings against five. Genesis 14:11 And they took all the substance of the Sodomites, and Gomorrhites, and all their victuals, and went their way: Genesis 14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter of Chodorlahomor, and of the kings that were with him in the vale of Save, which is the king's vale. Genesis 14:21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram: Give me the persons, and the rest take to thyself. Genesis 19:17 And they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy life: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thy self in the mountain, lest thou be also consumed. Lexicon Now the Valleyוְעֵ֣מֶק (wə·‘ê·meq) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6010: A vale of Siddim הַשִׂדִּ֗ים (ha·śid·dîm) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7708: Siddim -- a valley near the Dead Sea was full of tar חֵמָ֔ר (ḥê·mār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2564: Bitumen, asphalt pits, בֶּֽאֱרֹ֤ת (be·’ĕ·rōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 875: A pit, a well and as the kings מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king of Sodom סְדֹ֥ם (sə·ḏōm) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5467: Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea and Gomorrah וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה (wa·‘ă·mō·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6017: Gomorrah -- a city in the Jordan Valley fled, וַיָּנֻ֛סוּ (way·yā·nu·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5127: To flit, vanish away some men fell וַיִּפְּלוּ־ (way·yip·pə·lū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie into [the pits], שָׁ֑מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither but the survivors וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים (wə·han·niš·’ā·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7604: To swell up, be, redundant fled נָּֽסוּ׃ (nā·sū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5127: To flit, vanish away to the hill country. הֶ֥רָה (he·rāh) Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country Additional Translations Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain. Now the salt valley consists of slime-pits. And the king of Sodom fled and the king of Gomorrha, and they fell in there: and they that were left fled to the mountain country. And the vale of Siddim was full of pits of asphalt. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there: and they that remained fled to the mountain. Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain. And the vale of Siddim was full of slime-pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there: and they that remained fled to the mountain. Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and those who remained fled to the hills. And the valley of Siddim is full of bitumen-pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah flee, and fall there, and those left have fled to the mountain. Jump to Previous Bitumen Country Earth End Fell Fled Flee Flight Full Gomorrah Gomor'rah Hill Hills Holes Kings Mountain Pits Rest Siddim Slime Sodom Sticky Survived Tar Vale ValleyJump to Next Bitumen Country Earth End Fell Fled Flee Flight Full Gomorrah Gomor'rah Hill Hills Holes Kings Mountain Pits Rest Siddim Slime Sodom Sticky Survived Tar Vale ValleyExternal Links Genesis 14:10 NIVGenesis 14:10 NLT Genesis 14:10 ESV Genesis 14:10 NASB Genesis 14:10 ASV Genesis 14:10 Bible Apps Genesis 14:10 Biblia Paralela Genesis 14:10 Chinese Bible Genesis 14:10 French Bible Genesis 14:10 German Bible Alphabetical: and But country fell fled full Gomorrah hill hills into kings men Now of pits rest Siddim Sodom some survived tar the them they those to Valley was when who OT Law: Genesis 14:10 Now the valley of Siddim was full (Gen. 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