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Genesis 19:24-26

24Then Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068rainedהִמְטִ֧ירhim.TirH4305upon Sodomסְדֹ֛םse.DomH5467and upon Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֖ה'a.mo.RahH6017brimstoneגָּפְרִ֣יתga.fe.RitH1614and fireוָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068out of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;

25And he overthrewוַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015thoseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and all the plainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603,and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the citiesהֶעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and that which grewוְצֶ֖מַחve.Tze.machH6780upon the groundהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

26But his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802looked backוַתַּבֵּ֥טva.ta.BetH5027from behind himמֵאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,and she became a pillarנְצִ֥יבne.TzivH5333of saltמֶֽלַח׃Me.lachH4417.

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