Revised Version 1895

Genesis 19:17-29

17And itcameH1961topassH1961, when they hadbroughtH3318themforthH3318abroadהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351, that hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422for thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;lookתַּבִּ֣יטta.BitH5027notאַל־'al-H408behindאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee,neitherוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408stayתַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975thou inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thePlainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603;escapeהִמָּלֵ֖טhi.ma.LetH4422to themountainהָהָ֥רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou be consumed.

18AndLotל֖וֹטLotH3876saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Ohנָ֖אna'H4994,notH408soH408, mylordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136:

19beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowH4994, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650hathfoundH4672graceחֵן֮chenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶיךָ֒be.'ei.nei.KhaH5869, and thou hastmagnifiedוַתַּגְדֵּ֣לva.tag.DelH1431thy mercy,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou hast shewed untomeH4994in saving mylifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315; and Icannotלֹ֤אlo'H3808escapeלְהִמָּלֵ֣טle.hi.ma.LetH4422to themountainהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451overtakeH4672meH4994, and Idieוָמַֽתִּי׃va.Ma.tiH4191:

20beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowH4994, thiscityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892isnearקְרֹבָ֛הke.ro.VahH7138tofleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127unto, and it is alittleמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705one:OhH4994,letH4994meH4994escapeאִמָּלְטָ֨ה'i.mal.TahH4422thither, (is itnotהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808alittleמִצְעָ֛רmitz.'ArH4705one?) and mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Seeהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, I have accepted thee concerning thisthingלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697also, that I willnotלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115overthrowהָפְכִּ֥יha.fe.KiH2015thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

22Hasteמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4116thee,escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422thither; for Icannotלֹ֤אlo'H3808doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anyכִּ֣יkiH3588thingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697tillעַד־'ad-H5704thou becomeבֹּאֲךָ֖bo.'a.KhaH935thither. Therefore thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wascalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Zoarצֽוֹעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

23Thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121wasrisenיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776whenLotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876cameבָּ֥אba'H935untoZoarצֹֽעֲרָה׃Tzo.'a.rahH6820.

24Then theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068rainedהִמְטִ֧ירhim.TirH4305uponעַל־'al-H5921Sodomסְדֹ֛םse.DomH5467anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֖ה'a.mo.RahH6017brimstoneגָּפְרִ֣יתga.fe.RitH1614andfireוָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068outמִן־min-H4480ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;

25and heoverthrewוַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015thoseH3605citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892, andallH3605thePlainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603, andallH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thecitiesהֶעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892, and that whichgrewוְצֶ֖מַחve.Tze.machH6780uponH3427thegroundהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

26But hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802lookedוַתַּבֵּ֥טva.ta.BetH5027backH310frombehindH310him, andsheH310becameוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961apillarנְצִ֥יבne.TzivH5333ofsaltמֶֽלַח׃Me.lachH4417.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85gatupH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to theplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hadstoodעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

28and helookedוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200towardעַל־'al-H5921Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֔הva.'a.mo.RahH6017, andtowardוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePlainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603, and beheld, and,loוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, thesmokeקִיטֹ֣רki.TorH7008of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentH5927upH5927as thesmokeכְּקִיטֹ֖רke.ki.TorH7008of afurnaceהַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ha.kiv.ShanH3536.

29And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430destroyedבְּשַׁחֵ֤תbe.sha.ChetH7843thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of thePlainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, andsentH7971Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876outH7971of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of theoverthrowH2015, when heoverthrewH2015thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892in thewhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Lotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427.

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