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Genesis 19:12-15

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-H853 H7843this 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.

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