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Genesis 19:4-14

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.VarH408 H1697; 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-H7843 H853thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.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.

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