Genesis 19
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Genesis 19:6-9

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.”
9But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀vai.yo.me.RuH559, “StandH5066asideהָ֗לְאָהHal.'ahH1973.”Furthermore, they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “This oneהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935inas an alienלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481,and alreadyH8199he is actingH8199like a judgeH8199;nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258we will treatH7489you worseH7489thanH4480them.” So they pressedוַיִּפְצְר֨וּvai.yif.tze.RuH6484hardמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966againstLotבְּלוֹט֙be.lOtH3876and cameH5066nearH5066to breakלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7665the doorהַדָּֽלֶת׃ha.Da.letH1817.
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