Genesis 19
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Genesis 19:5-8

5and they calledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121to Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Whereאַיֵּ֧ה'ai.YehH346are the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to you tonightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915?Bringהוֹצִיאֵ֣םho.tzi.'EmH3318them out to us that we mayhaveH3045relationsH3045with them.”
6But Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876wentוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to them at the doorwayהַפֶּ֑תְחָהha.Pet.chahH6607,and shutסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462the doorוְהַדֶּ֖לֶתve.ha.De.letH1817behindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him,
7and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994,my brothersאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,do not actH7489wickedlyH7489.
8Nowנָ֨אna'H4994beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,I have twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֗וֹתva.NotH1323whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have nothadH3045relationsH3045with manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994let me bringאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318them out to you, and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213to themwhateverH2896H5869you likeH2896H5869;onlyH7534doתַּעֲשׂ֣וּta.'a.SuH6213nothingאַל־ דָבָ֔ר'al- da.VarH408H1697to theseהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH411menH376,inasmuchכִּֽי־ עַל־ כֵּ֥ןki- 'al- kenH3588H5921H3651as they have comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935under theshelterבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of my roofקֹרָתִֽי׃ko.ra.TiH6982.”
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