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Genesis 19:18-23

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.

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