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Genesis 19:2-15

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.

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