Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 19:15-17

15Atוּכְמוֹ֙u.khe.MoH3644daybreakהַשַּׁ֣חַר עָלָ֔הha.Sha.char 'a.LahH7837 H5927the angelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397hurriedוַיָּאִ֥יצוּvai.ya.'I.tzuH213Lot alongבְּל֣וֹטbe.LotH3876,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Get upקוּם֩kumH6965!Takeקַ֨חkachH3947אֶֽת־'et-H853your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֜'ish.te.KhaH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and your twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ve.no.Tei.khaH1323who are hereהַנִּמְצָאֹ֔תha.nim.tza.'OtH4672,orפֶּן־pen-H6435you will be swept awayתִּסָּפֶ֖הti.sa.PehH5595in the punishmentבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.”

16But when Lot hesitatedוַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀vai.yit.mah.MahH4102,the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582grabbedוַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388his handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and the handsוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802andוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָ֔יוve.no.TavH1323.And they led themוַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּvai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318safelyוַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּvai.ya.ni.Chu.huH5117out ofמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892,because of the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068compassionבְּחֶמְלַ֥תbe.chem.LatH2551for themעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921.

17וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961As soon as the men had broughtכְהוֹצִיאָ֨םkhe.ho.tzi.'AmH3318themאֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853outהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351,one of them saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Runהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422forעַל־'al-H5921your livesנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315!Do notאַל־'al-H408lookתַּבִּ֣יטta.BitH5027backאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,and do notוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408stopתַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975anywhereבְּכָל־be.kholH3605on the plainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603!Fleeהִמָּלֵ֖טhi.ma.LetH4422to the mountainsהָהָ֥רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,orפֶּן־pen-H6435you will be swept awayתִּסָּפֶֽה׃ti.sa.PehH5595!”

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