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Genesis 19:17-22

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.

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