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Genesis 19:4-11

4Beforeטֶרֶם֮te.RemH2962they layH7901downיִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yish.ka.VuH7901,the menH376of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892--the menH376of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467--surroundedנָסַ֣בּוּna.Sa.buH5437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,bothH4480youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288and oldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205,allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from every quarterמִקָּצֶֽה׃mi.ka.TzehH7097;

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 outH3318to us that we mayhaveH3045relationsH3045with them.”

6But Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876wentH3318outH3318to 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'H4994lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,I have twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֗וֹתva.NotH1323whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have nothadH3045relationsH3045with anymanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994let me bringאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318them outH3318to you, and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213to themwhateverH2896 H5869you likeH2896 H5869;onlyH7534do not doתַּעֲשׂ֣וּta.'a.SuH6213anythingדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697to theseהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH411menH376,becauseכִּֽי־ עַל־ כֵּ֥ןki- 'al- kenH3588 H5921 H3651they have comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935under theshelterבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of my roofקֹרָתִֽי׃ko.ra.TiH6982.”

9But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀vai.yo.me.RuH559, “GetH5066outH1973ofH1973theH1973wayH1973!”They also saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “This oneהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259cameH935inH935as a foreignerלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481,and alreadyH8199he is actingH8199likeH8199aH8199judgeH8199;nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258we will treatH7489you worseH7489thanH4480them!” So they pressedוַיִּפְצְר֨וּvai.yif.tze.RuH6484hardמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966againstLotבְּלוֹט֙be.lOtH3876and movedH5066forwardH5066to breakלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7665the doorהַדָּֽלֶת׃ha.Da.letH1817.

10Butthe menH376reachedH7971outH7971theirhandsיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027and broughtוַיָּבִ֧יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935Lotל֛וֹטLotH3876into the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004with them, and shutסָגָֽרוּ׃sa.Ga.ruH5462the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817.

11Thenthey struckהִכּוּ֙hi.KuH5221the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were at the doorwayפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔יםba.san.ve.RimH5575,fromH4480the smallמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996to the greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,so that they becameH3811wearyוַיִּלְא֖וּvai.yil.'UH3811of tryingto findלִמְצֹ֥אlim.Tzo'H4672the doorwayהַפָּֽתַח׃ha.Pa.tachH6607.

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