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Genesis 19:1-8

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.

6And Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876went outוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318at the doorהַפֶּ֑תְחָהha.Pet.chahH6607unto them, and shutסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462the doorוְהַדֶּ֖לֶתve.ha.De.letH1817after himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310,

7And saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,I pray you, brethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,do not so wickedlyתָּרֵֽעוּ׃ta.Re.'uH7489.

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.VarH1697 H408;for therefore cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935they under the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of my roofקֹרָתִֽי׃ko.ra.TiH6982.

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