Revised Literal Translation
Genesis 19
1And there cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147angelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֤יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397to Sodomסְדֹ֙מָה֙se.Do.mahH5467at evenבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153;and Lotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467:and Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876seeingוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200themrose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to meetH7125them; and he bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself with his faceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639toward the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776;
2And he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold now, my lordsאֲדֹנַ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,turn inס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493,I pray you, into your servant’sעַבְדְּכֶ֤ם'av.de.KhemH5650houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004,and tarry all nightוְלִ֙ינוּ֙ve.Li.nuH3885,and washוְרַחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םrag.lei.KhemH7272,and ye shall rise up earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖םve.hish.kam.TemH7925,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980on your waysלְדַרְכְּכֶ֑םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870.And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Nay; but we will abideH3885in the streetבָרְח֖וֹבva.re.ChovH7339all nightנָלִֽין׃na.LinH3885.
3And he pressedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484upon them greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966;and they turned inוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493unto him, and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;and he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213them a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960,and did bakeאָפָ֖ה'a.FahH644unleavened breadוּמַצּ֥וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682,and they did eatוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.
4But before they lay downיִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yish.ka.VuH7901,the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֨יve.'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892, eventhe menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,compassedH5437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundH5437,both oldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205and youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288,all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from every quarterמִקָּצֶֽה׃mi.ka.TzehH7097:
5And they calledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121unto Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Where arethe menהָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which came inבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to thee this nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915?bring them outהוֹצִיאֵ֣םho.tzi.'EmH3318unto us, that we may knowוְנֵדְעָ֖הve.ne.de.'AhH3045them.
8Behold now, I have twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֗וֹתva.NotH1323which have not knownיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;let me, I pray you, bring them outאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318unto you, and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213ye to them as isgoodכַּטּ֖וֹבka.TovH2896in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869:only unto theseהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH411menלָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤יםla.'a.na.ShimH582doתַּעֲשׂ֣וּta.'a.SuH6213nothingאַל־ דָבָ֔ר'al- da.VarH1697H408;for therefore cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935they under the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of my roofקֹרָתִֽי׃ko.ra.TiH6982.
9And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀vai.yo.me.RuH559,Standגֶּשׁ־gesh-H5066backהָ֗לְאָהHal.'ahH1973.And they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559again,This oneהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259fellowcame inבָּֽא־ba'-H935to sojournלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481,and he will needsוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טvai.yish.PotH8199be a judgeשָׁפ֔וֹטsha.FotH8199:now will we deal worseנָרַ֥עna.Ra'H7489with thee, than with them. And they pressedוַיִּפְצְר֨וּvai.yif.tze.RuH6484soreמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966upon the manבָאִ֤ישׁva.'IshH376, evenLotבְּלוֹט֙be.lOtH3876,and came nearוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066to breakלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7665the doorהַדָּֽלֶת׃ha.Da.letH1817.
11And they smoteהִכּוּ֙hi.KuH5221the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֞יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that wereat the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔יםba.san.ve.RimH5575,both smallמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419:so that they weariedוַיִּלְא֖וּvai.yil.'UH3811themselves to findלִמְצֹ֥אlim.Tzo'H4672the doorהַפָּֽתַח׃ha.Pa.tachH6607.
12And the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Lotל֗וֹטLotH3876,Hast thou hereפֹ֔הFohH6311anyמִֽי־mi-H4310besides? son in lawחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860,and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,and thy daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,and whatsoeverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hast in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892, bring themoutהוֹצֵ֖אho.Tze'H3318of this placeהַמָּקֽוֹם׃ha.ma.KomH4725:
13For weאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587will destroyמַשְׁחִתִ֣ים אֶת־mash.chi.Tim 'et-H853H7843this placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,because the cry of themצַעֲקָתָם֙tza.'a.ka.TamH6818is waxen greatגָֽדְלָ֤הga.de.LahH1431beforeאֶת־'et-H854the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath sentוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥נוּvay.sha.le.Che.nuH7971us to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.
14And Lotל֜וֹטLotH3876went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר׀vay.da.BerH1696unto his sons in lawחֲתָנָ֣יו׀cha.ta.NavH2860,which marriedלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947his daughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Upק֤וּמוּKu.muH6965,get you outצְּאוּ֙tze.'UH3318of this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will destroyמַשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843this cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.But he seemed as one that mockedכִמְצַחֵ֖קkhim.tza.ChekH6711untoבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869his sons in lawחֲתָנָֽיו׃cha.ta.NavH2860.
15And whenוּכְמוֹ֙u.khe.MoH3644the morningהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.Sha.charH7837aroseעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927,then the angelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397hastenedוַיָּאִ֥יצוּvai.ya.'I.tzuH213Lotבְּל֣וֹטbe.LotH3876,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ariseקוּם֩kumH6965,takeקַ֨חkachH3947thy wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֜'ish.te.KhaH802,and thy twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,which are hereהַנִּמְצָאֹ֔תha.nim.tza.'OtH4672;lest thou be consumedתִּסָּפֶ֖הti.sa.PehH5595in the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
16And while he lingeredוַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀vai.yit.mah.MahH4102,the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582laid holdוַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388upon his handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and upon the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,and upon the handוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027of his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָ֔יוve.no.TavH1323;Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068being mercifulבְּחֶמְלַ֥תbe.chem.LatH2551unto him: and they brought him forthוַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּvai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318,and set himH3240withoutמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.
17And it came to pass, when they had brought them forthכְהוֹצִיאָ֨םkhe.ho.tzi.'AmH3318abroadהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351,that he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422forעַל־'al-H5921thy lifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;lookתַּבִּ֣יטta.BitH5027not behind theeאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,neither stayתַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975thou in all the plainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603;escapeהִמָּלֵ֖טhi.ma.LetH4422to the mountainהָהָ֥רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,lest thou be consumedתִּסָּפֶֽה׃ti.sa.PehH5595.
19Behold now, thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650hath foundמָצָ֨אma.Tza'H4672graceחֵן֮chenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶיךָ֒be.'ei.nei.KhaH5869,and thou hast magnifiedוַתַּגְדֵּ֣לva.tag.DelH1431thy mercyחַסְדְּךָ֗chas.de.KhaH2617,which thou hast shewedעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213unto meעִמָּדִ֔י'i.ma.DiH5978in savingלְהַחֲי֖וֹתle.ha.cha.YotH2421my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315;and I cannotאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201escapeלְהִמָּלֵ֣טle.hi.ma.LetH4422to the mountainהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,lest some evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451takeתִּדְבָּקַ֥נִיtid.ba.Ka.niH1692me, and I dieוָמַֽתִּי׃va.Ma.tiH4191:
20Behold now, this cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892isnearקְרֹבָ֛הke.ro.VahH7138to fleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127unto, and itH1931isa little oneמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705:Oh, let me escapeאִמָּלְטָ֨ה'i.mal.TahH4422thither, (isit not a little oneמִצְעָ֛רmitz.'ArH4705?)and my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315shall liveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.
21And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Seeהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,I have acceptedנָשָׂ֣אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375theeפָנֶ֔יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440concerning this thingלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697also, that I will not overthrowהָפְכִּ֥יha.fe.KiH2015this cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,for the whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hast spokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.
22Hasteמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4116thee, escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422thither; for I cannotאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213any thingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697till thou be comeבֹּאֲךָ֖bo.'a.KhaH935thither. Therefore the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Zoarצֽוֹעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.
25And he overthrewוַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015thoseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and all the plainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603,and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the citiesהֶעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and that which grewוְצֶ֖מַחve.Tze.machH6780upon the groundהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.
28And he lookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259towardפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֔הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,and towardפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the plainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603,and beheldוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, lo, the smokeקִיטֹ֣רki.TorH7008of the countryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776went upעָלָה֙'a.LahH5927as the smokeכְּקִיטֹ֖רke.ki.TorH7008of a furnaceהַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ha.kiv.ShanH3536.
29And it came to pass, when Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430destroyedבְּשַׁחֵ֤תbe.sha.ChetH7843the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the plainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603,that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,and sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the overthrowהַהֲפֵכָ֔הha.ha.fe.KhahH2018,when he overthrewבַּהֲפֹךְ֙ba.ha.foKhH2015the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892in the whichH2004Lotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427.
30And Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876went upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927out of Zoarמִצּ֜וֹעַרmi.Tzo.'arH6820,and dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the mountainבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022,and his twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָיו֙ve.no.TavH1323with him; for he fearedיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in Zoarבְּצ֑וֹעַרbe.Tzo.'arH6820:and he dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in a caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,he and his twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָֽיו׃ve.no.TavH1323.
31And the firstbornהַבְּכִירָ֛הha.be.khi.RahH1067saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559unto the youngerהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810,Our fatherאָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1isoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2204, and there isnot a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376in the earthבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776to come inלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935unto us after the mannerכְּדֶ֖רֶךְke.De.rekhH1870of all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:
33And they madeH8248their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915:and the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067went inוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935,and layוַתִּשְׁכַּ֣בva.tish.KavH7901with her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1;and he perceivedיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045not when she lay downבְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּbe.shikh.VahH7901,nor when she aroseוּבְקׄוּמָֽהּ׃u.ve.ku.MahH6965.
34And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto the youngerהַצְּעִירָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810,Behold, I layשָׁכַ֥בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901yesternightאֶ֖מֶשׁ'E.meshH570with my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:let us make him drinkנַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּnash.Ke.nuH8248wineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196this nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915also; and go thou inוּבֹ֙אִי֙u.Vo.'iH935, andlieשִׁכְבִ֣יshikh.ViH7901with him, that we may preserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421seedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233of our fatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.
35And they madeH8248their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196thatהַה֛וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֧יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915also: and the youngerהַצְּעִירָה֙ha.tze.'i.RahH6810aroseוַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komH6965,and layוַתִּשְׁכַּ֣בva.tish.KavH7901with him; and he perceivedיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045not when she lay downבְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּbe.shikh.VahH7901,nor when she aroseוּבְקֻמָֽהּ׃u.ve.ku.MahH6965.
38And the youngerוְהַצְּעִירָ֤הve.ha.tze.'i.RahH6810,she also bareיָ֣לְדָהYal.dahH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Ben–ammiH1151: the same isthe fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983unto this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.
Commentaries on Genesis 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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