Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 19:12-23

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.

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.

18And Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Oh, not so, my LordH113:

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.

23The sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121was risenיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776when Lotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876enteredבָּ֥אba'H935into Zoarצֹֽעֲרָה׃Tzo.'a.rahH6820.

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