Genesis 19
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Genesis 19:2-15

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold now, mylordsאֲדֹנַ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,turnס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493, I pray you, into yourservant’sעַבְדְּכֶ֤ם'av.de.KhemH5650houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004, and tarry allnightוְלִ֙ינוּ֙ve.Li.nuH3885, andwashוְרַחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םrag.lei.KhemH7272, and ye shall riseearlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖םve.hish.kam.TemH7925, andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980on yourwaysלְדַרְכְּכֶ֑םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870. And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Nay; but we willabideH3885in thestreetבָרְח֖וֹבva.re.ChovH7339allnightנָלִֽין׃na.LinH3885.
3And heurgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484themgreatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966; and they turnedinוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493to him, andenteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004; and hemadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213them afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960, andbakedאָפָ֖ה'a.FahH644unleavenedbreadוּמַצּ֥וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682, and theyateוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.
4But before they laydownיִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yish.ka.VuH7901, themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֨יve.'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892, even themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,surroundedנָסַ֣בּוּna.Sa.buH5437thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, botholdזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205andyoungמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288, all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from everyquarterמִקָּצֶֽה׃mi.ka.TzehH7097:
5And theycalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121toLotלוֹט֙lOtH3876, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Where are themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who cameinבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to thee thisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915? bring themoutהוֹצִיאֵ֣םho.tzi.'EmH3318to us, that we mayknowוְנֵדְעָ֖הve.ne.de.'AhH3045them.
6AndLotל֖וֹטLotH3876wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318at thedoorהַפֶּ֑תְחָהha.Pet.chahH6607to them, andshutסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462thedoorוְהַדֶּ֖לֶתve.ha.De.letH1817afterhimאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310,
7Andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, I pray you,brethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251, do not sowickedlyתָּרֵֽעוּ׃ta.Re.'uH7489.
8Behold now, I havetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֗וֹתva.NotH1323who have notknownיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; let me, I pray you, bring themoutאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318to you, anddoוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213ye to them as isgoodכַּטּ֖וֹבka.TovH2896in youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869: only totheseהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH411menלָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤יםla.'a.na.ShimH582doתַּעֲשׂ֣וּta.'a.SuH6213nothingאַל־ דָבָ֔ר'al- da.VarH408H1697; for thereforecameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935they under theshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of myroofקֹרָתִֽי׃ko.ra.TiH6982.
9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀vai.yo.me.RuH559,Standגֶּשׁ־gesh-H5066backהָ֗לְאָהHal.'ahH1973. And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559again, Thisoneהָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.ChadH259man cameinבָּֽא־ba'-H935tosojournלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481, and he willneedsוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טvai.yish.PotH8199be ajudgeשָׁפ֔וֹטsha.FotH8199: now will we dealworseנָרַ֥עna.Ra'H7489with thee, than with them. And theypressedוַיִּפְצְר֨וּvai.yif.tze.RuH6484hardמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966upon themanבָאִ֤ישׁva.'IshH376,Lotבְּלוֹט֙be.lOtH3876, and camenearוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066tobreakלִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.BorH7665thedoorהַדָּֽלֶת׃ha.Da.letH1817.
10But themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582putforthוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971theirhandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027, andpulledוַיָּבִ֧יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935Lotל֛וֹטLotH3876into thehouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004to them, andshutסָגָֽרוּ׃sa.Ga.ruH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817.
11And theysmoteהִכּוּ֙hi.KuH5221themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֞יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that were at thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔יםba.san.ve.RimH5575, bothsmallמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419: so that theyweariedוַיִּלְא֖וּvai.yil.'UH3811themselves tofindלִמְצֹ֥אlim.Tzo'H4672thedoorהַפָּֽתַח׃ha.Pa.tachH6607.
12And themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toLotל֗וֹטLotH3876, Hast thouhereפֹ֔הFohH6311anyמִֽי־mi-H4310besides? son inlawחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323, andwhomeverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hast in thecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892, bring themoutהוֹצֵ֖אho.Tze'H3318of thisplaceהַמָּקֽוֹם׃ha.ma.KomH4725:
13Forweאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587willdestroyמַשְׁחִתִ֣ים אֶת־mash.chi.Tim 'et-H7843H853thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, because the cry ofthemצַעֲקָתָם֙tza.'a.ka.TamH6818hast becomegreatגָֽדְלָ֤הga.de.LahH1431beforeאֶת־'et-H854thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathsentוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥נוּvay.sha.le.Che.nuH7971us todestroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.
14AndLotל֜וֹטLotH3876wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר׀vay.da.BerH1696to his sons inlawחֲתָנָ֣יו׀cha.ta.NavH2860, whomarriedלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947hisdaughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֤וּמוּKu.muH6965, departfromצְּאוּ֙tze.'UH3318thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willdestroyמַשְׁחִ֥יתmash.ChitH7843thiscityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892. But he seemedtoבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869his sons inlawחֲתָנָֽיו׃cha.ta.NavH2860as one thatmockedכִמְצַחֵ֖קkhim.tza.ChekH6711.
15Andwhenוּכְמוֹ֙u.khe.MoH3644themorningהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.Sha.charH7837aroseעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927, then theangelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397hastenedוַיָּאִ֥יצוּvai.ya.'I.tzuH213Lotבְּל֣וֹטbe.LotH3876,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ariseקוּם֩kumH6965,takeקַ֨חkachH3947thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֜'ish.te.KhaH802, and thytwoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ve.no.Tei.khaH1323, who arehereהַנִּמְצָאֹ֔תha.nim.tza.'OtH4672; lest thou beconsumedתִּסָּפֶ֖הti.sa.PehH5595in theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
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