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Genesis 19:24-29

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.

27And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85gat up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where he stoodעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

28And he lookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259towardפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֔הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,and towardפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the plainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603,and beheldוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, lo, the smokeקִיטֹ֣רki.TorH7008of the countryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776went upעָלָה֙'a.LahH5927as the smokeכְּקִיטֹ֖רke.ki.TorH7008of a furnaceהַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ha.kiv.ShanH3536.

29And it came to pass, when Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430destroyedבְּשַׁחֵ֤תbe.sha.ChetH7843the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the plainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603,that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,and sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the overthrowהַהֲפֵכָ֔הha.ha.fe.KhahH2018,when he overthrewבַּהֲפֹךְ֙ba.ha.foKhH2015the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892in the whichH2004Lotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427.

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