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Genesis 19:12-23

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.

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