Genesis 19:4-23

4BeforeH2962 they had gone to bedH7901, allH3605H5971 the menH582 of the cityH5892H582 of SodomH5467, both youngH5288 andH5704 oldH2205H7097, surroundedH5437H5921 the houseH1004. 5They called outH7121 toH413 LotH3876, sayingH559, “WhereH346 are the menH582 whoH834 cameH935 to you tonightH413H3915? Send them outH3318 to usH413 so we can have relationsH3045 with themH853!”

6LotH3876 wentH3318 outsideH6607 to meet themH413, shuttingH5462 the doorH1817 behind himH310. 7“PleaseH4994, my brothersH251,” he pleadedH559, “don’tH408 do such a wicked thingH7489! 8LookH2009H4994, I have twoH8147 daughtersH1323 whoH834 have neverH3808 slept withH3045 a manH376. Let me bringH3318H4994 themH853 to youH413, and you can doH6213 to them as you pleaseH2896H5869. ButH7535 do notH408 doH6213 anythingH1697 to theseH411 menH582, forH3588H5921H3651 they have comeH935 under the protectionH6738 of my roofH6982.”

9“Get out of the wayH5066H1973!” they repliedH559. And they declaredH559, “This oneH259 came hereH935 as a foreignerH1481, and he is already acting like a judgeH8199! NowH6258 we will treat you worseH7489 than them.” And they pressedH6484H376 in on LotH3876H3966 and moved inH5066 to break downH7665 the doorH1817.

10But the menH582 inside reached outH7971H3027, pulledH935 LotH3876 into the houseH1004 with themH413, and shutH5462 the doorH1817. 11AndH853 they struckH5221 the menH582 at the entranceH6607H1004, youngH6996 andH5704 oldH1419, with blindnessH5575, so that they wearied themselvesH3811 trying to findH4672 the doorH6607.

12Then the two menH582 saidH559 toH413 LotH3876, “DoH4310 you have anyone elseH5750 hereH6311—a son-in-lawH2860, your sonsH1121 or daughtersH1323, or anyoneH3605 else in the cityH5892 who belongsH834 to you? Get them outH3318 ofH4480 hereH4725, 13becauseH3588 weH587 are about to destroyH7843 thisH2088 placeH4725. ForH3588 the outcryH6818 toH854H6440 the LORDH3068 against its people is so greatH1431 thatH3068 He has sent usH7971 to destroy itH7843.”

14So LotH3876 went outH3318 and spokeH1696 toH413 the sons-in-lawH2860 who were pledged in marriage toH3947 his daughtersH1323. “Get upH6965,” he saidH559. “Get outH3318 ofH4480 thisH2088 placeH4725, forH3588 the LORDH3068 is about to destroyH7843 the cityH5892!” But his sons-in-lawH2860 thoughtH5869 he wasH1961 jokingH6711.

15AtH3644 daybreakH7837H5927 the angelsH4397 hurriedH213 Lot alongH3876, sayingH559, “Get upH6965! TakeH3947 your wifeH802 and your twoH8147 daughtersH1323 who are hereH4672, orH6435 you will be swept awayH5595 in the punishmentH5771 of the cityH5892.” 16But when Lot hesitatedH4102, the menH582 grabbedH2388 his handH3027 and the handsH3027 of his wifeH802 andH3027 his twoH8147 daughtersH1323. And they led themH3318 safelyH5117 out ofH2351 the cityH5892, because of the LORD’sH3068 compassionH2551 for themH5921.

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As soon as the men had broughtH3318 themH853 outH2351, one of them saidH559, “RunH4422 forH5921 your livesH5315! Do notH408 lookH5027 backH310, and do notH408 stopH5975 anywhereH3605 on the plainH3603! FleeH4422 to the mountainsH2022, orH6435 you will be swept awayH5595!”

18But LotH3876 repliedH559H413, “NoH408, my lordsH136, pleaseH4994! 19Your servantH5650 has indeedH2009H4994 foundH4672 favorH2580 in your sightH5869, and you have shown meH6213H5978 greatH1431 kindnessH2617 by sparingH2421 my lifeH5315. But IH595 cannotH3808H3201 runH4422 to the mountainsH2022H6435; the disasterH7451 will overtake meH1692, and I will dieH4191. 20LookH2009, thereH2063 is a townH5892 nearbyH7138 whereH8033 I can fleeH5127, and itH1931 is a small placeH4705. PleaseH4994 let me fleeH4422H4994 thereH8033—is itH1931 notH3808 a small placeH4705? Then my lifeH5315 will be savedH2421.”

21“Very wellH2009,” he answeredH559H413, “I will grant this requestH5375H6440H2088H1697 as wellH1571, and will notH1115 demolishH2015 the townH5892 you indicateH1696. 22HurryH4116! RunH4422 there quicklyH8033, forH3588 I cannotH3808H3201 doH6213 anythingH1697 untilH5704 you reachH935 itH8033.” That is whyH5921H3651 the townH5892 was calledH7121H8034 ZoarH6820.1

23And by the time the sunH8121 had risenH3318 overH5921 the landH776, LotH3876 had reachedH935 ZoarH6820.