New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 19:12-16

12Then the twomenH376saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Lotל֗וֹטLotH3876, “Whomמִֽי־mi-H4310elseעֹ֚ד'odH5750have you hereפֹ֔הFohH6311?A son-in-lawחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860,and your sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,and whomeverוְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ve.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834you have in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,bringהוֹצֵ֖אho.Tze'H3318themout of the placeהַמָּקֽוֹם׃ha.ma.KomH4725;

13for we are about to destroyמַשְׁחִתִ֣יםmash.chi.TimH7843thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588their outcryצַעֲקָתָם֙tza.'a.ka.TamH6818has becomeH1431soכִּֽי־ki-H3588greatגָֽדְלָ֤הga.de.LahH1431beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068thatthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has sentוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥נוּvay.sha.le.Che.nuH7971us to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.”

14Lotל֜וֹטLotH3876wentוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר׀vay.da.BerH1696to his sons-in-lawחֲתָנָ֣יו׀cha.ta.NavH2860, whowere to marryלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947his daughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Up,getצְּאוּ֙tze.'UH3318out of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will destroyמַשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.”But he appearedוַיְהִ֥י בְּעֵינֵ֥יvay.Hi be.'ei.NeiH1961 H5869to his sons-in-lawחֲתָנָֽיו׃cha.ta.NavH2860to be jestingכִמְצַחֵ֖קkhim.tza.ChekH6711.

15Whenוּכְמוֹ֙u.khe.MoH3644morningהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.Sha.charH7837dawnedעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927,the angelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397urgedוַיָּאִ֥יצוּvai.ya.'I.tzuH213Lotבְּל֣וֹטbe.LotH3876,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Up, takeקַ֨חkachH3947your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֜'ish.te.KhaH802and your twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ve.no.Tei.khaH1323who are hereהַנִּמְצָאֹ֔תha.nim.tza.'OtH4672,orפֶּן־pen-H6435you will be sweptתִּסָּפֶ֖הti.sa.PehH5595awayH5595in thepunishmentבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.”

16But he hesitatedוַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀vai.yit.mah.MahH4102.So the menH376seizedוַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388his handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802and thehandsוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027of his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָ֔יוve.no.TavH1323, forthe compassionבְּחֶמְלַ֥תbe.chem.LatH2551of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasupon him; and they broughtוַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּvai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318him out, and putוַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּvai.ya.ni.Chu.huH5117him outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the cityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

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