New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 19:17-22

17When they had broughtכְהוֹצִיאָ֨םkhe.ho.tzi.'AmH3318them outsideהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351,one saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422for your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315!Do not lookתַּבִּ֣יטta.BitH5027behindאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you, and do not stayתַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975anywhereבְּכָל־be.kholH3605in thevalleyהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603;escapeהִמָּלֵ֖טhi.ma.LetH4422to themountainsהָהָ֥רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,orפֶּן־pen-H6435you will be sweptתִּסָּפֶֽה׃ti.sa.PehH5595awayH5595.”

18But Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ohנָ֖אna'H4994noאַל־'al-H408,my lordsאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136!

19Nowנָ֠אna'H4994beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650has foundמָצָ֨אma.Tza'H4672favorחֵן֮chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶיךָ֒be.'ei.nei.KhaH5869,and you have magnifiedוַתַּגְדֵּ֣לva.tag.DelH1431your lovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֗chas.de.KhaH2617,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have shownעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213me by savingלְהַחֲי֖וֹתle.ha.cha.YotH2421my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315;but I cannotלֹ֤א אוּכַל֙lo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808escapeלְהִמָּלֵ֣טle.hi.ma.LetH4422to themountainsהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,for the disasterH7463will overtakeתִּדְבָּקַ֥נִיtid.ba.Ka.niH1692me and I will dieוָמַֽתִּי׃va.Ma.tiH4191;

20nowנָ֠אna'H4994beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,thisH2088townהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892is nearקְרֹבָ֛הke.ro.VahH7138enoughto fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127to, and it is smallמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705.Pleaseנָּ֜אna'H4994,let me escapeאִמָּלְטָ֨ה'i.mal.TahH4422thereH8033(is it not smallמִצְעָ֛רmitz.'ArH4705?)that my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315may be savedוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.”

21He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,I grantנָשָׂ֣אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375you thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088requestלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571,not to overthrowהָפְכִּ֥יha.fe.KiH2015the townהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892of whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

22Hurryמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4116,escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033,for I cannotלֹ֤א אוּכַל֙lo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697untilעַד־'ad-H5704you arriveבֹּאֲךָ֖bo.'a.KhaH935thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the townהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Zoarצֽוֹעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

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