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Genesis 19:1-21

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.

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