Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 19:17-22
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!”
19Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650has indeedהִנֵּה־ נָ֠אhi.neh- na'H2009H4994foundמָצָ֨אma.Tza'H4672favorחֵן֮chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶיךָ֒be.'ei.nei.KhaH5869,and you have shown meעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ עִמָּדִ֔י'a.Si.ta 'i.ma.DiH6213H5978greatוַתַּגְדֵּ֣לva.tag.DelH1431kindnessחַסְדְּךָ֗chas.de.KhaH2617אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834by sparingלְהַחֲי֖וֹתle.ha.cha.YotH2421אֶת־'et-H853my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315.But Iוְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595cannotלֹ֤א אוּכַל֙lo' 'u.KhalH3808H3201runלְהִמָּלֵ֣טle.hi.ma.LetH4422to the mountainsהָהָ֔רָה פֶּן־ha.Ha.rah pen-H2022H6435;the disasterהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451will overtake meתִּדְבָּקַ֥נִיtid.ba.Ka.niH1692,and I will dieוָמַֽתִּי׃va.Ma.tiH4191.
20Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,thereהַזֹּ֧אתha.ZotH2063isa townהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892nearbyקְרֹבָ֛הke.ro.VahH7138whereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033I can fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127,and itוְהִ֣יאve.Hi'H1931is a small placeמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705.Pleaseנָ֠אna'H4994let me fleeאִמָּלְטָ֨ה נָּ֜א'i.mal.Tah na'H4422H4994thereשָׁ֗מָּהSha.mahH8033—is itהִ֖ואhi'H1931notהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808a small placeמִצְעָ֛רmitz.'ArH4705?Then my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315will be savedוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.”
21“Very wellהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,”he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “I will grant this requestנָשָׂ֣אתִי פָנֶ֔יךָ לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑הna.Sa.ti fa.Nei.kha la.da.Var ha.ZehH5375H6440H2088H1697as wellגַּ֖םgamH1571,and will notלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115demolishהָפְכִּ֥יha.fe.KiH2015אֶת־'et-H853the townהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you indicateדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.
22Hurryמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4116!Runהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422there quicklyשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I cannotלֹ֤א אוּכַל֙lo' 'u.KhalH3808H3201doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697untilעַד־'ad-H5704you reachבֹּאֲךָ֖bo.'a.KhaH935itשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033.”That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921H3651the townהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was calledקָרָ֥א שֵׁם־ka.Ra' shem-H7121H8034Zoarצֽוֹעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.
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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