Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 19:15-17

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.

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