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Genesis 19

1Andthetwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147angelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֤יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameH935toSodomסְדֹ֙מָה֙se.Do.mahH5467ateven.AndLotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876wassittingH3427inthegateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467.AndLotלוֹט֙lOtH3876sawH7200them,androseH6965uptomeetthem;andhebowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812,thefaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639towardthegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776,

2andhesaidH559,Beholdnow,mylordsאֲדֹנַ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,turnס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493in,Iprayyou,intoyourservant'shouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004,andlodge,andwashוְרַחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364yourfeetH7272;andyeshallriseוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖םve.hish.kam.TemH7925upearlyH7925,andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980onyourwayלְדַרְכְּכֶ֑םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870.AndtheysaidH559,No;butwewillpassthenightintheopenבָרְח֖וֹבva.re.ChovH7339place.

3Andheurgedthemgreatly;andtheyturnedוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493inuntohim,andenteredintohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.AndhemadeH6213themarepast,andbakedאָפָ֖ה'a.FahH644unleavenedוּמַצּ֥וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682cakes;andtheyateH398.

4BeforetheylayH7901downיִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yish.ka.VuH7901,themenH376ofthecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,themenH376ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,surroundedנָסַ֣בּוּna.Sa.buH5437thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,fromtheyoungesttotheoldestזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205—allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fromeveryquarter.

5Andtheycalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121toLotלוֹט֙lOtH3876,andsaidH559tohim,WhereH834arethemenH376thathavecomeH935intothee to-night?bringH935themouttousthatwemayknowוְנֵדְעָ֖הve.ne.de.'AhH3045them.

6AndLotל֖וֹטLotH3876wentH3318outtothemtotheentranceהַפֶּ֑תְחָהha.Pet.chahH6607,andshutH5462thedoorוְהַדֶּ֖לֶתve.ha.De.letH1817afterhim,

7andsaidH559,Iprayyou,mybrethren,donotwickedly!

8Beholdnow,Ihavetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֗וֹתva.NotH1323whohavenotknownH3045amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376:letmenowbringH935themouttoyou;anddotothemasisgoodכַּטּ֖וֹבka.TovH2896inyoursight:onlyרַ֠קrakH7535,tothesemenH376donothing;forthereforeH3651havetheycomeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935undertheshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738ofmyroof.

9AndtheysaidH559,Backthere!AndtheysaidH559[again],Thisoneהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259cameH935tosojourn,andhemustbeajudgeH8199?Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258wewilldealworsewiththee thanwiththem.Andtheypressedhardonthemanבָאִ֤ישׁva.'IshH376—onLotבְּלוֹט֙be.lOtH3876;anddrewH5066neartobreakלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7665thedoorהַדָּֽלֶת׃ha.Da.letH1817.

10AndthemenH376stretchedוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971outtheirhandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027,andbroughtH935Lotל֛וֹטLotH3876intothehouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004tothem,andshutH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817.

11AndtheysmotethemenH376thatwereattheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔יםba.san.ve.RimH5575,fromthesmallesttothegreatestגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419;andtheyweariedוַיִּלְא֖וּvai.yil.'UH3811themselvestofindלִמְצֹ֥אlim.Tzo'H4672theentranceהַפָּֽתַח׃ha.Pa.tachH6607.

12AndthemenH376saidH559toLotל֗וֹטLotH3876,Whomhast thouhereפֹ֔הFohH6311besides?ason-in-law,andthysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,andthydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,andallwhomthou hastinthecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892—bringהוֹצֵ֖אho.Tze'H3318[them]outoftheplaceהַמָּקֽוֹם׃ha.ma.KomH4725.

13Forwearegoingtodestroyמַשְׁחִתִ֣יםmash.chi.TimH7843thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,becausethecryH6818ofthemisgreatגָֽדְלָ֤הga.de.LahH1431beforeJehovah,andJehovahhassentH7971ustodestroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.

14AndLotל֜וֹטLotH3876wentH3318out,andspokeH1696tohissons-in-law,whohadmarriedhisdaughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323,andsaidH559,Up,goH3318outofthisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,forJehovahwilldestroyמַשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.ButhewasH1961asifhejested,inthesightofhissons-in-law.

15Andasthedawnהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.Sha.charH7837aroseH6965,theangelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397urgedLotבְּל֣וֹטbe.LotH3876,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Up,takeקַ֨חkachH3947thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֜'ish.te.KhaH802andthytwoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ve.no.Tei.khaH1323whoarepresent,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thouperishintheiniquityH5771ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

16Andashelingered,themenH376laidholdוַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onhishandבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andonthehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,andonthehandוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027ofhistwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָ֔יוve.no.TavH1323,Jehovahbeing mercifultohim;andtheyledhimout,andsethimwithoutthecityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

17AnditcametopasswhentheyhadbroughtH3318themoutside,thathesaidH559,Escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422forthylifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315:lookתַּבִּ֣יטta.BitH5027notbehindthee,neitherstaythouinalltheplain:escapeהִמָּלֵ֖טhi.ma.LetH4422tothemountainH2022,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thouperish.

18AndLotל֖וֹטLotH3876saidH559tothem,Not[so],Ipraythee,Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136;

19beholdnow, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650hasfoundH4672favourinthineeyesH5869,andthou hastmagnifiedH1431thy goodness,whichthou hast shewntomeinpreservingmysoulH5315aliveלְהַחֲי֖וֹתle.ha.cha.YotH2421;butIcannotescapeלְהִמָּלֵ֣טle.hi.ma.LetH4422tothemountainH2022,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435calamityהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451layholdH1692onme,thatIdieוָמַֽתִּי׃va.Ma.tiH4191.

20Beholdnow,thiscityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892isneartofleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127to,anditissmallמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705:Ipraythee,letmeescapeאִמָּלְטָ֨ה'i.mal.TahH4422thither —isitnotsmallמִצְעָ֛רmitz.'ArH4705? —andmysoulH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21AndhesaidH559tohim,Behold,Ihaveaccepted theeconcerningH413thisthingH1697alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571,thatIwillnotoverthrowהָפְכִּ֥יha.fe.KiH2015thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892ofwhichthou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

22HasteH4116,escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422thither;forIcannotdoanythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697untilthou artcomeH935there.ThereforeH3651thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892iscalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Zoarצֽוֹעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

23Thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121roseupontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776whenLotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876cameH935toZoarצֹֽעֲרָה׃Tzo.'a.rahH6820.

24AndJehovahrainedהִמְטִ֧ירhim.TirH4305onSodomסְדֹ֛םse.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֖ה'a.mo.RahH6017brimstoneandfireוָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784fromJehovahoutofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

25andoverthrewוַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015thosecitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,andalltheplain,andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthecitiesהֶעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,andwhatgrewuponthegroundהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

26Andhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802lookedוַתַּבֵּ֥טva.ta.BetH5027backfrombehindhim,andshebecameH1961apillarofsaltמֶֽלַח׃Me.lachH4417.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242[andwent]totheplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hehadstoodH5975beforeJehovah;

28andhelookedH7200towardSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֔הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,andtowardallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheplain,andbeheld,andlo,asmokeקִיטֹ֣רki.TorH7008wentH5927upfromthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776asthesmokeכְּקִיטֹ֖רke.ki.TorH7008ofafurnaceהַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ha.kiv.ShanH3536.

29AnditcametopasswhenGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430destroyedבְּשַׁחֵ֤תbe.sha.ChetH7843thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheplain,thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,andsentH7971Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876outofthemidstH8432oftheoverthrowH2015,whenheoverthrewH2015thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892inwhichLotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427.

30AndLotל֨וֹטLotH3876wentH5927upfromZoarמִצּ֜וֹעַרmi.Tzo.'arH6820,anddweltH3427inthemountainH2022,andhistwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָיו֙ve.no.TavH1323withhim;forhefearedH3372todwellH3427inZoarבְּצ֑וֹעַרbe.Tzo.'arH6820.AndhedweltH3427inacaveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,heandhistwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָֽיו׃ve.no.TavH1323.

31Andthefirst-bornsaidH559totheyoungerהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810,Ourfatherאָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1isoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2204,andthereisnotamanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376inthelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776tocomeH935intousafterthemannerofalltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

32come, letusgiveH8248ourfatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196todrinkנַשְׁקֶ֧הnash.KehH8248,andletuslieוְנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הve.nish.ke.VahH7901withhim,thatwemaypreserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421seedH2233aliveH2421ofourfatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.

33AndtheygaveH8248theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ן'a.vi.HenH1wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196todrinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.Andthefirst-bornwentH935in,andlayH7901withherfatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,andhedidnotknowH3045ofherlyingH7901downH7901,norofherrisingH6965.

34AnditcameH935topassonthenextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283thatthefirst-bornsaidH559totheyoungerהַצְּעִירָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810,Lo,IlayH7901lastאֶ֖מֶשׁ'E.meshH570nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915withmyfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:letusgiveH8248himwineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196todrinkנַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּnash.Ke.nuH8248to-nightalsoגַּם־gam-H1571,andgoוּבֹ֙אִי֙u.Vo.'iH935thouin,lieH7901withhim,thatwemaypreserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421seedH2233aliveH2421ofourfatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.

35AndtheygaveH8248theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ן'a.vi.HenH1wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196todrinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248thatnightבַּלַּ֧יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571.Andtheyoungerהַצְּעִירָה֙ha.tze.'i.RahH6810aroseH6965,andlayH7901withhim;andhedidnotknowH3045ofherlyingH7901downH7901,norofherrisingH6965.

36Andboththedaughtersבְנֽוֹת־ve.not-H1323ofLotל֖וֹטLotH3876werewithchildbytheirfatherמֵאֲבִיהֶֽן׃me.'a.vi.HenH1.

37Andthefirst-bornboreH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034MoabH4124:thesameisthefatherH1oftheMoabitestothisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

38Andtheyoungerוְהַצְּעִירָ֤הve.ha.tze.'i.RahH6810,shealsoגַם־gam-H1571boreH3205asonH1121,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Ben-ammi;thesameisthefatherH1ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983tothisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

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