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Genesis 19:24

NETBible	Then the Lord rained down¹ sulfur and fire² on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord.³
NIV © biblegateway Gen 19:24	Then the LORD rained down burning sulphur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 19:24	Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven,
NLT © biblegateway Gen 19:24	Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the heavens on Sodom and Gomorrah.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 19:24	Then GOD rained brimstone and fire down on Sodom and Gomorrah--a river of lava from GOD out of the sky!--
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 19:24	Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 19:24	Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 19:24	Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.
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KJV	Then the LORD <03068> rained <04305> (8689) upon Sodom <05467> and upon Gomorrah <06017> brimstone <01614> and fire <0784> from the LORD <03068> out of heaven <08064>_;
NASB © biblegateway Gen 19:24	Then the LORD <03068> rained <04305> on Sodom <05467> and Gomorrah <06017> brimstone <01614> and fire <0784> from the LORD <03068> out of heaven <08064> ,
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ kuriov <2962> N-NSM ebrexen <1026> V-AAI-3S epi <1909> PREP sodoma <4670> N-AS kai <2532> CONJ gomorra {N-PRI} yeion <2304> A-ASM kai <2532> CONJ pur <4442> N-ASN para <3844> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM ek <1537> PREP tou <3588> T-GSM ouranou <3772> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	Then the Lord <03068> rained <04305> down sulfur <01614> and fire <0784> on <05921> Sodom <05467> and Gomorrah <06017> . It was sent down from <04480> the sky <08064> by the Lord <03068> .
HEBREW	Mymsh <08064> Nm <04480> hwhy <03068> tam <0853> saw <0784> tyrpg <01614> hrme <06017> lew <05921> Mdo <05467> le <05921> ryjmh <04305> hwhyw (19:24) <03068>

NETBible

Then the Lord rained down¹ sulfur and fire² on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord.³

NET Notes

¹tn The disjunctive clause signals the beginning of the next scene and highlights God’s action.

²tn Or “burning sulfur” (the traditional “fire and brimstone”).

³tn Heb “from the Lord from the heavens.” The words “It was sent down” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³sn The text explicitly states that the sulfur and fire that fell on Sodom and Gomorrah was sent down from the sky by the Lord. What exactly this was, and how it happened, can only be left to intelligent speculation, but see J. P. Harland, “The Destruction of the Cities of the Plain,” BA 6 (1943): 41-54.