Revised Version 1895

Genesis 19:1-8

1And thetwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147angelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֤יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935toSodomסְדֹ֙מָה֙se.Do.mahH5467atevenH776; andLotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in thegateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467: andLotלוֹט֙lOtH3876sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200them, androseH6965upH6965tomeetH7125them; and hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812with hisfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to theearthH776;

2and hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,BeholdH2009nowנָּא־na'-H4994, mylordsאֲדֹנַ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,turnס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493asideH5493, Iprayנָ֠אna'H4994youH3588,intoאֶל־'el-H413yourservant’sעַבְדְּכֶ֤ם'av.de.KhemH5650houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004, and tarryallH2009night, andwashוְרַחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םrag.lei.KhemH7272, and ye shallriseוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖םve.hish.kam.TemH7925upH7925earlyH7925, andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980on yourwayלְדַרְכְּכֶ֑םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870. And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Nay; butweH3588will abide in thestreetH1870allH2009night.

3And heurgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484themgreatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966; and theyturnedוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493in unto him, andenteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935intoH413hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004; and hemadeH6213them afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960, anddidH6213bakeאָפָ֖ה'a.FahH644unleavenedוּמַצּ֥וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682, and theydidH6213eatוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.

4Butbeforeטֶרֶם֮te.RemH2962theylayH7901downיִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yish.ka.VuH7901, themenH376of thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704themenH376ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467, compassed thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundנָסַ֣בּוּna.Sa.buH5437,bothH3605youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205,allH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fromeveryH3605quarter;

5and theycalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121untoLotלוֹט֙lOtH3876, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,WhereH834are themenH376whichH834cameH935in to thee thisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915?bringH935themoutהוֹצִיאֵ֣םho.tzi.'EmH3318untousH413, thatweH834mayknowוְנֵדְעָ֖הve.ne.de.'AhH3045them.

6AndLotל֖וֹטLotH3876wentH3318outH3318unto them to thedoorוְהַדֶּ֖לֶתve.ha.De.letH1817, andshutסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462thedoorH1817afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

7And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994you, mybrethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,doH408notH408soH408wickedly.

8Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowH4994, I havetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֗וֹתva.NotH1323whichH834havenotH3808knownיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;letH4994meאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413, IprayH4994youH834,bringH935themoutאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318untoyouH834, anddoוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213ye to them as isgoodכַּטּ֖וֹבka.TovH2896in youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869:onlyרַ֠קrakH7535untotheseהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH411menH376doתַּעֲשׂ֣וּta.'a.SuH6213nothingH3808; forasmuch as they arecomeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935underעַל־'al-H5921theshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of myroofקֹרָתִֽי׃ko.ra.TiH6982.

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