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Genesis 19:17-29

17And it came to pass, when they had brought themforthכְהוֹצִיאָ֨םkhe.ho.tzi.'AmH3318abroadהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351, that hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422forעַל־'al-H5921thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;lookתַּבִּ֣יטta.BitH5027not behindtheeאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310, neitherstayתַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975thou in all theplainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603;escapeהִמָּלֵ֖טhi.ma.LetH4422to themountainהָהָ֥רָהha.Ha.rahH2022, lest thou beconsumedתִּסָּפֶֽה׃ti.sa.PehH5595.

18AndLotל֖וֹטLotH3876saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, O, not so, myLordH113:

19Behold now, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650hathfoundמָצָ֨אma.Tza'H4672graceחֵן֮chenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶיךָ֒be.'ei.nei.KhaH5869, and thou hastmagnifiedוַתַּגְדֵּ֣לva.tag.DelH1431thymercyחַסְדְּךָ֗chas.de.KhaH2617, which thou hastshownעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213tomeעִמָּדִ֔י'i.ma.DiH5978insavingלְהַחֲי֖וֹתle.ha.cha.YotH2421mylifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315; and Icannotאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201escapeלְהִמָּלֵ֣טle.hi.ma.LetH4422to themountainהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022, lest someevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451shouldtakeתִּדְבָּקַ֥נִיtid.ba.Ka.niH1692me, and Idieוָמַֽתִּי׃va.Ma.tiH4191:

20Behold now, thiscityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892isnearקְרֹבָ֛הke.ro.VahH7138tofleeלָנ֥וּסla.NusH5127to, anditH1931is a smalloneמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705: O, let meescapeאִמָּלְטָ֨ה'i.mal.TahH4422there, (is it not a smalloneמִצְעָ֛רmitz.'ArH4705?) and mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315shallliveוּתְחִ֥יu.te.ChiH2421.

21And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Seeהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, I haveacceptedנָשָׂ֣אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375theeפָנֶ֔יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440concerning thisthingלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697also, that I will notoverthrowהָפְכִּ֥יha.fe.KiH2015thiscityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, forwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

22Hasteמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4116thee,escapeהִמָּלֵ֣טhi.ma.LetH4422there; for Icannotאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697till thou hastcomeבֹּאֲךָ֖bo.'a.KhaH935there. Therefore thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wascalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Zoarצֽוֹעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

23Thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121hadrisenיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776whenLotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876enteredבָּ֥אba'H935intoZoarצֹֽעֲרָה׃Tzo.'a.rahH6820.

24Then theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068rainedהִמְטִ֧ירhim.TirH4305uponSodomסְדֹ֛םse.DomH5467and uponGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֖ה'a.mo.RahH6017brimstoneגָּפְרִ֣יתga.fe.RitH1614andfireוָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068out ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;

25And heoverthrewוַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015thoseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892, and all theplainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603, and all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thecitiesהֶעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892, and that whichgrewוְצֶ֖מַחve.Tze.machH6780upon thegroundהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

26But hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802lookedbackוַתַּבֵּ֥טva.ta.BetH5027from behindhimמֵאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310, and she became apillarנְצִ֥יבne.TzivH5333ofsaltמֶֽלַח׃Me.lachH4417.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to theplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where hestoodעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

28And helookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259towardפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֔הva.'a.mo.RahH6017, andtowardפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theplainהַכִּכָּ֑רha.ki.KarH3603, andbeheldוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and, lo, thesmokeקִיטֹ֣רki.TorH7008of thecountryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentupעָלָה֙'a.LahH5927as thesmokeכְּקִיטֹ֖רke.ki.TorH7008of afurnaceהַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃ha.kiv.ShanH3536.

29And it came to pass, whenGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430destroyedבְּשַׁחֵ֤תbe.sha.ChetH7843thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of theplainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, andsentוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חvay.sha.LachH7971Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876out of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of theoverthrowהַהֲפֵכָ֔הha.ha.fe.KhahH2018, when heoverthrewבַּהֲפֹךְ֙ba.ha.foKhH2015thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892inwhichH2004Lotלֽוֹט׃LotH3876dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427.

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