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Genesis 19:1-8
1Now the twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147angelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֤יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397arrivedוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935at Sodomסְדֹ֙מָה֙se.Do.mahH5467in the eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153,and Lotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876was sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the gatewayבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179ofסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467the city.When Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876saw themוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200,he got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to meet themלִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.TamH7122,bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812facedownאַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה׃'a.Pa.yim 'A.re.tzahH639H776,
2and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶר הִנֶּ֣ה נָּא־vai.Yo.mer hi.Neh na'-H559H2009H4994, “My lordsאֲדֹנַ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,pleaseנָ֠אna'H4994turn asideס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493intoאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of your servantעַבְדְּכֶ֤ם'av.de.KhemH5650;washוְרַחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םrag.lei.KhemH7272and spend the nightוְלִ֙ינוּ֙ve.Li.nuH3885.Then you can rise earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖םve.hish.kam.TemH7925and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980on your wayלְדַרְכְּכֶ֑םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870.” “Noלֹּ֔א כִּ֥יLo' kiH3808H3588,”they answeredוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “we will spend the nightנָלִֽין׃na.LinH3885in the squareבָרְח֖וֹבva.re.ChovH7339.”
3But Lot insistedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484so stronglyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966that they followedוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413intoוַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אֶל־vai.ya.Vo.'u 'el-H935H413his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.He preparedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960for themand bakedאָפָ֖ה'a.FahH644unleavened breadוּמַצּ֥וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682,and they ateוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.
4Beforeטֶרֶם֮te.RemH2962they had gone to bedיִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yish.ka.VuH7901,allכָּל־ הָעָ֖םkol- ha.'AmH3605H5971the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֨יve.'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֜יר אַנְשֵׁ֤יha.'Ir 'an.SheiH5892H582of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,both youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704oldזָקֵ֑ן מִקָּצֶֽה׃za.Ken mi.ka.TzehH2205H7097,surroundedנָסַ֣בּוּ עַל־na.Sa.bu 'al-H5437H5921the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.
5They called outוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121toאֶל־'el-H413Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876,sayingוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “Whereאַיֵּ֧ה'ai.YehH346are the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to you tonightאֵלֶ֖יךָ הַלָּ֑יְלָה'e.Lei.kha ha.La.ye.lahH413H3915?Send them outהוֹצִיאֵ֣םho.tzi.'EmH3318to usאֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413so we can have relationsוְנֵדְעָ֖הve.ne.de.'AhH3045with themאֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853!”
8Lookהִנֵּה־ נָ֨אhi.neh- na'H2009H4994, I havetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֗וֹתva.NotH1323whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808slept withיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376.Let me bringאוֹצִֽיאָה־ נָּ֤א'o.tzi.'ah- na'H3318H4994themאֶתְהֶן֙'et.HenH853to youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413,and you can doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213to themas you pleaseכַּטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םka.Tov be.'ei.nei.KhemH2896H5869.Butרַ֠קrakH7535do notאַל־'al-H408doתַּעֲשׂ֣וּta.'a.SuH6213anythingדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697to theseהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH411menלָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤יםla.'a.na.ShimH582,forכִּֽי־ עַל־ כֵּ֥ןki- 'al- kenH3588H5921H3651they have comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935under the protectionבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of my roofקֹרָתִֽי׃ko.ra.TiH6982.”
Commentaries on Genesis 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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