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Genesis 19:24-38

24Then the Lordוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068rainedהִמְטִ֧ירhim.TirH4305upon Sodomסְדֹ֛םse.DomH5467and upon Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֖ה'a.mo.RahH6017brimstoneגָּפְרִ֣יתga.fe.RitH1614and fireוָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068out of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;

25And he overthrewוַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015thoseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and all the plainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603,and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the citiesהֶעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and that which grewוְצֶ֖מַחve.Tze.machH6780upon the groundהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

26But his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802looked backוַתַּבֵּ֥טva.ta.BetH5027from behind himמֵאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,and she became a pillarנְצִ֥יבne.TzivH5333of saltמֶֽלַח׃Me.lachH4417.

27And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85gat up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where he stoodעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

28And he lookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259towardפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֔הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,and towardפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the plainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603,and beheldוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, lo, the smokeקִיטֹ֣רki.TorH7008of the countryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776went upעָלָה֙'a.LahH5927as the smokeכְּקִיטֹ֖רke.ki.TorH7008of a furnaceהַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ha.kiv.ShanH3536.

29And it came to pass, when Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430destroyedבְּשַׁחֵ֤תbe.sha.ChetH7843the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the plainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603,that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,and sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the overthrowהַהֲפֵכָ֔הha.ha.fe.KhahH2018,when he overthrewבַּהֲפֹךְ֙ba.ha.foKhH2015the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892in the whichH2004Lotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427.

30And Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876went upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927out of Zoarמִצּ֜וֹעַרmi.Tzo.'arH6820,and dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the mountainבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022,and his twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָיו֙ve.no.TavH1323with him; for he fearedיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in Zoarבְּצ֑וֹעַרbe.Tzo.'arH6820:and he dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in a caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,he and his twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָֽיו׃ve.no.TavH1323.

31And the firstbornהַבְּכִירָ֛הha.be.khi.RahH1067saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559unto the youngerהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810,Our fatherאָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1isoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2204, and there isnot a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376in the earthבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776to come inלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935unto us after the mannerכְּדֶ֖רֶךְke.De.rekhH1870of all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

32ComeH3212,let us makeנַשְׁקֶ֧הnash.KehH8248our fatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1drinkH8248wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,and we will lieוְנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הve.nish.ke.VahH7901with him, that we may preserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421seedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233of our fatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.

33And they madeH8248their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915:and the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067went inוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935,and layוַתִּשְׁכַּ֣בva.tish.KavH7901with her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1;and he perceivedיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045not when she lay downבְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּbe.shikh.VahH7901,nor when she aroseוּבְקׄוּמָֽהּ׃u.ve.ku.MahH6965.

34And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto the youngerהַצְּעִירָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810,Behold, I layשָׁכַ֥בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901yesternightאֶ֖מֶשׁ'E.meshH570with my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:let us make him drinkנַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּnash.Ke.nuH8248wineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196this nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915also; and go thou inוּבֹ֙אִי֙u.Vo.'iH935, andlieשִׁכְבִ֣יshikh.ViH7901with him, that we may preserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421seedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233of our fatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.

35And they madeH8248their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196thatהַה֛וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֧יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915also: and the youngerהַצְּעִירָה֙ha.tze.'i.RahH6810aroseוַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komH6965,and layוַתִּשְׁכַּ֣בva.tish.KavH7901with him; and he perceivedיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045not when she lay downבְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּbe.shikh.VahH7901,nor when she aroseוּבְקֻמָֽהּ׃u.ve.ku.MahH6965.

36Thus were bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147the daughtersבְנֽוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876with childוַֽתַּהֲרֶ֛יןָva.ta.ha.Rei.naH2029by their fatherמֵאֲבִיהֶֽן׃me.'a.vi.HenH1.

37And the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067bareוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:the sameה֥וּאhu'H1931isthe fatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124unto this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

38And the youngerוְהַצְּעִירָ֤הve.ha.tze.'i.RahH6810,she also bareיָ֣לְדָהYal.dahH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Ben–ammiH1151: the same isthe fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983unto this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

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