New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 19:24-29

24Then the Lordוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068rainedהִמְטִ֧ירhim.TirH4305brimstoneגָּפְרִ֣יתga.fe.RitH1614and fireוָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784on Sodomסְדֹ֛םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֖ה'a.mo.RahH6017from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068out of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

25andHe overthrewוַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015thoseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the surroundingH3603areaH3603,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the citiesהֶעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and whatH6780grewH6780on the groundהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

26ButLot’s wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,from behindמֵאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him,lookedוַתַּבֵּ֥טva.ta.BetH5027back,and she becameוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961a pillarנְצִ֥יבne.TzivH5333of saltמֶֽלַח׃Me.lachH4417.

27Now Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and went tothe placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033he had stoodעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

28and he lookedH8259downוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259towardעַל־ פְּנֵ֤י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֔הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,and towardוְעַֽל־ פְּנֵ֖יve.'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the surroundingH3603areaH3603; andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200the smokeקִיטֹ֣רki.TorH7008of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776ascendedעָלָה֙'a.LahH5927like the smokeכְּקִיטֹ֖רke.ki.TorH7008of afurnaceהַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ha.kiv.ShanH3536.

29So it cameH1961aboutH1961,when Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430destroyedבְּשַׁחֵ֤תbe.sha.ChetH7843the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the surroundingH3603areaH3603, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, andsentH7971Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876outH7971of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the destructionהַהֲפֵכָ֔הha.ha.fe.KhahH2018,when He overthrewבַּהֲפֹךְ֙ba.ha.foKhH2015the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Lotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876had livedיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427.

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