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Genesis 19

1Andthetwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147angelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֤יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameH935toSodomסְדֹ֙מָה֙se.Do.mahH5467ateven;andLotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876satH3427inthegateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467:andLotלוֹט֙lOtH3876sawH7200them,androseH6965uptomeetthem;andhebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfwithhisfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639totheearthH776;

2andhesaidH559,Beholdnow,mylordsאֲדֹנַ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,turnס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493asideH5493,Iprayyou,intoyourservant’sעַבְדְּכֶ֤ם'av.de.KhemH5650houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004,andtarryallnight,andwashוְרַחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364yourfeetH7272,andyeshallriseוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖םve.hish.kam.TemH7925upearlyH7925,andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980onyourwayלְדַרְכְּכֶ֑םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870.AndtheysaidH559, Nay;butwewillabideinthestreetallnight.

3Andheurgedthemgreatly;andtheyturnedוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493inuntohim,andenteredintohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;andhemadeH6213themafeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960,anddidbakeH644unleavenedוּמַצּ֥וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682,andtheydideatH398.

4ButbeforetheylayH7901downיִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yish.ka.VuH7901,themenH376ofthecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,eventhemenH376ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467, compassedthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundH5437,bothyoungמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205,allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fromeveryquarter;

5andtheycalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121untoLotלוֹט֙lOtH3876,andsaidH559untohim,WhereH834arethemenH376thatcameH935intotheethisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915?bringH935themoutuntous,thatwemayknowוְנֵדְעָ֖הve.ne.de.'AhH3045them.

6AndLotל֖וֹטLotH3876wentH3318outuntothemtothedoorוְהַדֶּ֖לֶתve.ha.De.letH1817,andshutH5462thedoorH1817afterhim.

7AndhesaidH559,Iprayyou,mybrethren,donotsowickedly.

8Beholdnow,Ihavetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֗וֹתva.NotH1323thathavenotknownH3045manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;letme,Iprayyou,bringH935themoutuntoyou,anddoyetothemasisgoodכַּטּ֖וֹבka.TovH2896inyoureyesH5869:onlyרַ֠קrakH7535untothesemenH376donothing, forasmuchastheyarecomeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935undertheshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738ofmyroof.

9AndtheysaidH559,Standback.AndtheysaidH559,Thisoneהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259fellowcameH935intosojourn,andhewillneedsbeajudgeH8199:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258willwedealworsewiththee, thanwiththem.Andtheypressedsoreuponthemanבָאִ֤ישׁva.'IshH376, evenLotבְּלוֹט֙be.lOtH3876,anddrewH5066neartobreakלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7665thedoorהַדָּֽלֶת׃ha.Da.letH1817.

10ButthemenH376putforthH7971theirhandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027,andbroughtH935Lotל֛וֹטLotH3876intothehouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004tothem,andshutH5462tothedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817.

11AndtheysmotethemenH376thatwereatthedoorH6607ofthehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔יםba.san.ve.RimH5575, bothsmallמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,sothattheyweariedוַיִּלְא֖וּvai.yil.'UH3811themselvestofindלִמְצֹ֥אlim.Tzo'H4672thedoorH6607.

12AndthemenH376saidH559untoLotל֗וֹטLotH3876, Hast thouhereפֹ֔הFohH6311anybesides?son-in-law,andthysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,andthydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,andwhomsoever thou hastinthecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,bringהוֹצֵ֖אho.Tze'H3318themoutoftheplaceהַמָּקֽוֹם׃ha.ma.KomH4725:

13forwewilldestroyמַשְׁחִתִ֣יםmash.chi.TimH7843thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,becausethecryH6818ofthemiswaxedgreatגָֽדְלָ֤הga.de.LahH1431beforeJehovah;andJehovahhathsentH7971ustodestroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.

14AndLotל֜וֹטLotH3876wentH3318out,andspake untohissons-in-law,whomarriedhisdaughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323,andsaidH559,Up,getyououtofthisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;forJehovahwilldestroyמַשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.Butheseemeduntohissons-in-lawasoneH2088thatmocked.

15AndwhenthemorningaroseH6965,thentheangelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397hastenedLotבְּל֣וֹטbe.LotH3876,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ariseקוּם֩kumH6965,takeקַ֨חkachH3947thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֜'ish.te.KhaH802,andthytwoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ve.no.Tei.khaH1323thatarehere,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoubeconsumedintheiniquityH5771ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

16Buthelingered;andthemenH376laidholdוַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388uponhishandבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,anduponthehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,anduponthehandוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027ofhistwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָ֔יוve.no.TavH1323,Jehovahbeing merciful untohim:andtheybroughtH3318himforthH3318,andsethimwithoutthecityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

17Anditcametopass,whentheyhadbroughtH3318themforthH3318abroad,thathesaidH559,Escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422forthylifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;lookתַּבִּ֣יטta.BitH5027notbehindthee,neitherstaythouinallthePlain;escapeהִמָּלֵ֖טhi.ma.LetH4422tothemountainH2022,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoubeH1961consumed.

18AndLotל֖וֹטLotH3876saidH559untothem,Oh,notso,mylordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136:

19beholdnow, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650hathfoundH4672favorחֵן֮chenH2580inthysight,andthou hastmagnifiedH1431thy lovingkindness,whichthou hast showed untomeinsavingmylifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315;andIcannotescapeלְהִמָּלֵ֣טle.hi.ma.LetH4422tothemountainH2022,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435evilH7451overtakeme,andIdieוָמַֽתִּי׃va.Ma.tiH4191:

20beholdnow,thiscityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892isneartofleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127unto,anditisalittleone.Ohletmeescapeאִמָּלְטָ֨ה'i.mal.TahH4422thither (isitnotalittleone?),andmysoulH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21AndhesaidH559untohim,See,Ihaveaccepted theeconcerningH413thisthingH1697alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571,thatIwillnotoverthrowהָפְכִּ֥יha.fe.KiH2015thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892ofwhichthou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

22HasteH4116thee,escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422thither;forIcannotdoanythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697tillthoubecomeH935thither.ThereforeH3651thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wascalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Zoarצֽוֹעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

23Thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121wasrisenupontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776whenLotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876cameH935untoZoarצֹֽעֲרָה׃Tzo.'a.rahH6820.

24ThenJehovahrainedהִמְטִ֧ירhim.TirH4305uponSodomסְדֹ֛םse.DomH5467anduponGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֖ה'a.mo.RahH6017brimstoneandfireוָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784fromJehovahoutofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;

25andheoverthrewH2015thosecitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,andallthePlain,andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthecitiesהֶעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,andthatwhichgrewuponthegroundהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

26Buthiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802lookedוַתַּבֵּ֥טva.ta.BetH5027backfrombehindhim,andshebecameH1961apillarofsaltמֶֽלַח׃Me.lachH4417.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85gatupearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242totheplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hehadstoodH5975beforeJehovah:

28andhelookedH7200towardSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֔הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,andtowardallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePlain,andbeheld,and,lo,thesmokeקִיטֹ֣רki.TorH7008ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentH5927upasthesmokeכְּקִיטֹ֖רke.ki.TorH7008ofafurnaceהַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ha.kiv.ShanH3536.

29Anditcametopass,whenGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430destroyedבְּשַׁחֵ֤תbe.sha.ChetH7843thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofthePlain,thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,andsentH7971Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876outofthemidstH8432oftheoverthrowH2015,whenheoverthrewH2015thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892inwhichLotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427.

30AndLotל֨וֹטLotH3876wentH5927upoutofZoarמִצּ֜וֹעַרmi.Tzo.'arH6820,anddweltH3427inthemountainH2022,andhistwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָיו֙ve.no.TavH1323withhim;forhefearedH3372todwellH3427inZoarבְּצ֑וֹעַרbe.Tzo.'arH6820:andhedweltH3427inacaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,heandhistwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָֽיו׃ve.no.TavH1323.

31Andthefirst-bornsaidH559untotheyoungerהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810,Ourfatherאָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1isoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2204,andthereisnotamanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376intheearthH776tocomeH935inuntousafterthemannerofalltheearthH776:

32come, letusmakeourfatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1drinkנַשְׁקֶ֧הnash.KehH8248wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,andwewilllieוְנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הve.nish.ke.VahH7901withhim,thatwemaypreserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421seedH2233ofourfatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.

33AndtheymadeH3045theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915:andthefirst-bornwentH935in,andlayH7901withherfatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1;andheknewH3045notwhenshelayH7901downH7901,norwhenshearoseH6965.

34AnditcameH935topassonthemorrow,thatthefirst-bornsaidH559untotheyoungerהַצְּעִירָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810,Behold,IlayH7901yesternightwithmyfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:letusmakehimdrinkנַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּnash.Ke.nuH8248wineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196thisnightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915alsoגַּם־gam-H1571;andgoוּבֹ֙אִי֙u.Vo.'iH935thouin,andlieH7901withhim,thatwemaypreserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421seedH2233ofourfatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.

35AndtheymadeH3045theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196thatnightבַּלַּ֧יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571:andtheyoungerהַצְּעִירָה֙ha.tze.'i.RahH6810aroseH6965,andlayH7901withhim;andheknewH3045notwhenshelayH7901downH7901,norwhenshearoseH6965.

36Thuswereboththedaughtersבְנֽוֹת־ve.not-H1323ofLotל֖וֹטLotH3876withchildbytheirfatherמֵאֲבִיהֶֽן׃me.'a.vi.HenH1.

37Andthefirst-born bareasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034MoabH4124:thesameisthefatherH1oftheMoabitesuntothisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

38Andtheyoungerוְהַצְּעִירָ֤הve.ha.tze.'i.RahH6810,shealsoגַם־gam-H1571bareasonH1121,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Ben-ammi:thesameisthefatherH1ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983untothisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

Commentaries on Genesis 19

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