Genesis 19
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַ֠יָּבֹאוּand they cameשְׁנֵ֨יthe twoהַמַּלְאָכִ֤יםthe angelsסְדֹ֙מָה֙Sodom towardsבָּעֶ֔רֶבin the eveningוְל֖וֹטand Lotיֹשֵׁ֣בwas sittingבְּשַֽׁעַר־in the gate ofסְדֹ֑םSodomוַיַּרְא־and he saw themלוֹט֙Lotוַיָּ֣קָםand he aroseלִקְרָאתָ֔םto meet themוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּand he bowed downאַפַּ֖יִםfaceאָֽרְצָה׃the ground towards
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וַיֹּ֜אמֶרand he saidהִנֶּ֣הhere!נָּא־pleaseאֲדֹנַ֗יO lords myס֣וּרוּturn asideנָ֠אpleaseאֶל־toבֵּ֨יתthe house ofעַבְדְּכֶ֤םservant yourוְלִ֙ינוּ֙and stay the nightוְרַחֲצ֣וּand washרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םfeet yourוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖םand you will rise earlyוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣םand you will goלְדַרְכְּכֶ֑םto way yourוַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidלֹּ֔אIn-כִּ֥יdeedבָרְח֖וֹבin the open placeנָלִֽין׃we will stay the night
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הִנֵּה־here!נָ֨אpleaseלִ֜יbelong to the meשְׁתֵּ֣יtwoבָנ֗וֹתdaughtersאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoלֹֽא־notיָדְעוּ֙they have knownאִ֔ישׁa manאוֹצִֽיאָה־let me bring outנָּ֤אpleaseאֶתְהֶן֙obj. themאֲלֵיכֶ֔םto youוַעֲשׂ֣וּand doלָהֶ֔ןto the themכַּטּ֖וֹבaccording to the goodבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םin view yourרַ֠קonlyלָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤יםto the menהָאֵל֙the theseאַל־may notתַּעֲשׂ֣וּyou doדָבָ֔רanythingכִּֽי־forעַל־sinceכֵּ֥ןthusבָּ֖אוּthey have comeבְּצֵ֥לin the shadow ofקֹרָתִֽי׃roof my
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀and they saidגֶּשׁ־approachהָ֗לְאָהbeyondוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they saidהָאֶחָ֤דthe oneבָּֽא־he cameלָגוּר֙to sojournוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טand he has judgedשָׁפ֔וֹטcontinuously to judgeעַתָּ֕הnowנָרַ֥עwe will do harmלְךָ֖to the youמֵהֶ֑םmore than themוַיִּפְצְר֨וּand they urgedבָאִ֤ישׁin the manבְּלוֹט֙in Lotמְאֹ֔דexceedinglyוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּand they approachedלִשְׁבֹּ֥רto break downהַדָּֽלֶת׃the door
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וַיֵּצֵ֨אand he went outל֜וֹטLotוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר׀and he spokeאֶל־toחֲתָנָ֣יו׀sons-in-law hisלֹקְחֵ֣יwho were about to takeבְנֹתָ֗יוof daughters hisוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidק֤וּמוּariseצְּאוּ֙go outמִן־fromהַמָּק֣וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֔הthe thisכִּֽי־forמַשְׁחִ֥יתis about to destroyיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶת־obj.הָעִ֑ירthe cityוַיְהִ֥יand he wasכִמְצַחֵ֖קlike one who jestsבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofחֲתָנָֽיו׃sons-in-law his
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וּכְמוֹ֙and whenהַשַּׁ֣חַרthe dawnעָלָ֔הit came upוַיָּאִ֥יצוּand they urgedהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםthe angelsבְּל֣וֹטin Lotלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingקוּם֩ariseקַ֨חtakeאֶֽת־obj.אִשְׁתְּךָ֜wife yourוְאֶת־and obj.שְׁתֵּ֤יthe twoבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙daughters yourהַנִּמְצָאֹ֔תwho are foundפֶּן־lestתִּסָּפֶ֖הyou should be swept awayבַּעֲוֹ֥ןin the punishment ofהָעִֽיר׃the city
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וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀and he delayedוַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּand they took holdהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםthe menבְּיָד֣וֹon hand hisוּבְיַד־and on the hand ofאִשְׁתּ֗וֹwife hisוּבְיַד֙and on the hand ofשְׁתֵּ֣יthe twoבְנֹתָ֔יוdaughters hisבְּחֶמְלַ֥תin the mercy ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehעָלָ֑יוtowards himוַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּand they brought out himוַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּand they placed himמִח֥וּץfrom the outsideלָעִֽיר׃of the city
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וַיְהִי֩and it wasכְהוֹצִיאָ֨םwhen brought out theyאֹתָ֜םobj. themהַח֗וּצָהthe outside towardsוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidהִמָּלֵ֣טescapeעַל־onנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָlife yourאַל־may notתַּבִּ֣יטyou lookאַחֲרֶ֔יךָbehind youוְאַֽל־and may notתַּעֲמֹ֖דyou stopבְּכָל־in allהַכִּכָּ֑רthe valleyהָהָ֥רָהthe hill country towardsהִמָּלֵ֖טescapeפֶּן־lestתִּסָּפֶֽה׃you should be swept away
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הִנֵּה־here!נָ֠אpleaseמָצָ֨אhe has foundעַבְדְּךָ֣servant yourחֵן֮favorבְּעֵינֶיךָ֒in view yourוַתַּגְדֵּ֣לand you have made greatחַסְדְּךָ֗loyalty yourאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙you have doneעִמָּדִ֔יwith meלְהַחֲי֖וֹתby preserving aliveאֶת־obj.נַפְשִׁ֑יlife myוְאָנֹכִ֗יand Iלֹ֤אnotאוּכַל֙I am ableלְהִמָּלֵ֣טto escapeהָהָ֔רָהthe hill country towardsפֶּן־lestתִּדְבָּקַ֥נִיit should cling to meהָרָעָ֖הthe calamityוָמַֽתִּי׃and I will die
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וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףand he looked downעַל־onפְּנֵ֤יthe face ofסְדֹם֙Sodomוַעֲמֹרָ֔הand Gomorrahוְעַֽל־and onכָּל־allפְּנֵ֖יthe face ofאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofהַכִּכָּ֑רthe valleyוַיַּ֗רְאand he sawוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!עָלָה֙it went upקִיטֹ֣רthe smoke ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landכְּקִיטֹ֖רlike the smoke ofהַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃the furnace
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasבְּשַׁחֵ֤תwhen destroyedאֱלֹהִים֙Godאֶת־obj.עָרֵ֣יthe cities ofהַכִּכָּ֔רthe valleyוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רand he rememberedאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodאֶת־obj.אַבְרָהָ֑םAbrahamוַיְשַׁלַּ֤חand he sent outאֶת־obj.לוֹט֙Lotמִתּ֣וֹךְfrom the middle ofהַהֲפֵכָ֔הthe overthrowבַּהֲפֹךְ֙when overthrewאֶת־obj.הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםthe citiesאֲשֶׁר־whichיָשַׁ֥בhe had dweltבָּהֵ֖ןin the themלֽוֹט׃Lot
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וַיַּעַל֩and he went upל֨וֹטLotמִצּ֜וֹעַרfrom Zoarוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבand he dweltבָּהָ֗רin the hill countryוּשְׁתֵּ֤יand the twoבְנֹתָיו֙daughters hisעִמּ֔וֹwere with himכִּ֥יforיָרֵ֖אhe was afraidלָשֶׁ֣בֶתto dwellבְּצ֑וֹעַרin Zoarוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙and he dweltבַּמְּעָרָ֔הin the caveה֖וּאheוּשְׁתֵּ֥יand the twoבְנֹתָֽיו׃daughters his
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תfrom the next dayוַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she saidהַבְּכִירָה֙the firstbornאֶל־toהַצְּעִירָ֔הthe youngהֵן־here!שָׁכַ֥בְתִּיI lay withאֶ֖מֶשׁlast nightאֶת־obj.אָבִ֑יfather myנַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּlet us make drink himיַ֜יִןwineגַּם־alsoהַלַּ֗יְלָהthis nightוּבֹ֙אִי֙and goשִׁכְבִ֣יlieעִמּ֔וֹwith himוּנְחַיֶּ֥הso we may preserve aliveמֵאָבִ֖ינוּfrom father of ourזָֽרַע׃spring
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