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Genesis 19:4-13
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.”
9“Get out of the wayגֶּשׁ־ הָ֗לְאָהgesh- Hal.'ahH5066H1973!”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀vai.yo.me.RuH559.And they declaredוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “This oneהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259came hereבָּֽא־ba'-H935as a foreignerלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481,and he is already acting like a judgeH8199!Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258we will treat you worseנָרַ֥עna.Ra'H7489than them.”And they pressedוַיִּפְצְר֨וּ בָאִ֤ישׁvai.yif.tze.Ru va.'IshH6484H376in on Lotבְּלוֹט֙ מְאֹ֔דbe.lOt me.'OdH3876H3966and moved inוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066to break downלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7665the doorהַדָּֽלֶת׃ha.Da.letH1817.
10But the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582insideאֶת־'et-H853reached outוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ יָדָ֔םvai.yish.le.Chu ya.DamH7971H3027,pulledוַיָּבִ֧יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853Lotל֛וֹטLotH3876into the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853with themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,and shutסָגָֽרוּ׃sa.Ga.ruH5462the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817.
11Andוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853they struckהִכּוּ֙hi.KuH5221the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֞יםha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834at the entranceפֶּ֣תַח הַבַּ֗יִתPe.tach ha.Ba.yitH6607H1004,youngמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704oldגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔יםba.san.ve.RimH5575,so that they wearied themselvesוַיִּלְא֖וּvai.yil.'UH3811tryingto findלִמְצֹ֥אlim.Tzo'H4672the doorהַפָּֽתַח׃ha.Pa.tachH6607.
12Then the two menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Lotל֗וֹטLotH3876, “Doמִֽי־mi-H4310you have anyoneelseעֹ֚ד'odH5750hereפֹ֔הFohH6311—a son-in-lawחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860,your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121or daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,or anyoneוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605else in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892who belongsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to you?Get them outהוֹצֵ֖אho.Tze'H3318ofמִן־min-H4480hereהַמָּקֽוֹם׃ha.ma.KomH4725,
13becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588weאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587אֶת־'et-H853are about to destroyמַשְׁחִתִ֣יםmash.chi.TimH7843thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the outcryצַעֲקָתָם֙tza.'a.ka.TamH6818toאֶת־ פְּנֵ֣י'et- pe.NeiH854H6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against its peopleis so greatגָֽדְלָ֤הga.de.LahH1431thatיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Hehas sent usוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥נוּvay.sha.le.Che.nuH7971to destroy itלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843.”
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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