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Genesis 19:24-38

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.

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