1{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.1",
"source": "וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵ֨י הַמַּלְאָכִ֤ים סְדֹ֙מָה֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב וְל֖וֹט יֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־סְדֹ֑ם וַיַּרְא־לוֹט֙ וַיָּ֣קָם לִקְרָאתָ֔ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה׃",
"text": "*wə-yābōʾû* two *ham-malʾāḵîm* *Sᵊdōmâ* in-the-*ʿereḇ* *wə-Lôṭ* *yōšēḇ* in-*šaʿar*-*Sᵊdōm* *wa-yar*ʾ-*Lôṭ* *wa-yāqom* to-*qirʾāṯām* *wa-yištaḥû* *ʾappayim* *ʾārṣâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they came",
"*ham-malʾāḵîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the messengers/angels",
"*Sᵊdōmâ*": "proper noun + directional he suffix - to Sodom",
"*ʿereḇ*": "noun masculine singular - evening",
"*wə-Lôṭ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Lot",
"*yōšēḇ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - sitting/dwelling",
"*šaʿar*": "noun masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*wa-yarʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he saw",
"*wa-yāqom*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he arose",
"*qirʾāṯām*": "preposition + infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to meet them",
"*wa-yištaḥû*": "waw consecutive + Hishtaphel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he bowed down",
"*ʾappayim*": "noun dual - two faces/nostrils",
"*ʾārṣâ*": "noun feminine singular + directional he suffix - to the ground"
},
"variants": {
"*malʾāḵîm*": "messengers/angels/emissaries",
"*yōšēḇ*": "sitting/dwelling/remaining",
"*ʾappayim*": "face/nostrils/anger",
"*šaʿar*": "gate/entrance/city council location"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.2",
"source": "וַיֹּ֜אמֶר הִנֶּ֣ה נָּא־אֲדֹנַ֗י ס֣וּרוּ נָ֠א אֶל־בֵּ֨ית עַבְדְּכֶ֤ם וְלִ֙ינוּ֙ וְרַחֲצ֣וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם לְדַרְכְּכֶ֑ם וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֹּ֔א כִּ֥י בָרְח֖וֹב נָלִֽין׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *hinnêh* *nā*-*ʾăḏōnay* *sûrû* *nāʾ* to-*bêṯ* *ʿaḇdᵊḵem* *wə-lînû* *wə-raḥăṣû* *raḡlêḵem* *wə-hiškamtem* *wa-hălaḵtem* to-*darḵᵊḵem* *wa-yōʾmᵊrû* no, because in-the-*rᵊḥōḇ* *nālîn*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*hinnêh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*nā*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*ʾăḏōnay*": "noun masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix used as honorific - my lords",
"*sûrû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - turn aside",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please",
"*bêṯ*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʿaḇdᵊḵem*": "noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your servant",
"*wə-lînû*": "waw conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural - and lodge/spend the night",
"*wə-raḥăṣû*": "waw conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural - and wash",
"*raḡlêḵem*": "noun feminine dual + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your feet",
"*wə-hiškamtem*": "waw conjunction + Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall rise early",
"*wa-hălaḵtem*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you shall go",
"*darḵᵊḵem*": "noun feminine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your way",
"*wa-yōʾmᵊrû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they said",
"*rᵊḥōḇ*": "noun feminine singular - wide place/street/square",
"*nālîn*": "Qal imperfect 1st person plural - we will lodge/spend the night"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăḏōnay*": "my lords/my master (honorific plural)",
"*sûrû*": "turn aside/deviate/visit",
"*lînû*": "lodge/spend the night/rest",
"*hiškamtem*": "rise early/begin early/depart early",
"*rᵊḥōḇ*": "open square/broad street/plaza"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.3",
"source": "וַיִּפְצַר־בָּ֣ם מְאֹ֔ד וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ אֵלָ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לָהֶם֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה וּמַצּ֥וֹת אָפָ֖ה וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃",
"text": "*wa-yipṣar*-*bām* *mᵊʾōḏ* *wa-yāsurû* to-him *wa-yāḇōʾû* to-*bêṯô* *wa-yaʿas* to-them *mišteh* *û-maṣṣôṯ* *ʾāpâ* *wa-yōʾḵēlû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yipṣar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he urged/pressed",
"*bām*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - on them",
"*mᵊʾōḏ*": "adverb - very much/greatly",
"*wa-yāsurû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they turned aside",
"*wa-yāḇōʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they came",
"*bêṯô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house",
"*wa-yaʿas*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he made",
"*mišteh*": "noun masculine singular - feast/banquet",
"*û-maṣṣôṯ*": "waw conjunction + noun feminine plural - and unleavened bread",
"*ʾāpâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he baked",
"*wa-yōʾḵēlû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they ate"
},
"variants": {
"*yipṣar*": "urged strongly/pressed/insisted",
"*mišteh*": "feast/drinking party/banquet",
"*maṣṣôṯ*": "unleavened bread/flatbread"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.4",
"source": "טֶרֶם֮ יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒ וְאַנְשֵׁ֨י הָעִ֜יר אַנְשֵׁ֤י סְדֹם֙ נָסַ֣בּוּ עַל־הַבַּ֔יִת מִנַּ֖עַר וְעַד־זָקֵ֑ן כָּל־הָעָ֖ם מִקָּצֶֽה׃",
"text": "*ṭerem* *yiškāḇû* *wə-ʾanšê* the-*ʿîr* *ʾanšê* *Sᵊḏōm* *nāsabbû* on-the-*bayiṯ* from-*naʿar* and-until-*zāqēn* all-the-*ʿām* from-*qāṣeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭerem*": "adverb - not yet/before",
"*yiškāḇû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they would lie down",
"*wə-ʾanšê*": "waw conjunction + noun masculine plural construct - and men of",
"*ʿîr*": "noun feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun masculine plural construct - men of",
"*Sᵊḏōm*": "proper noun - Sodom",
"*nāsabbû*": "Niphal perfect 3rd person common plural - surrounded",
"*bayiṯ*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - the house",
"*naʿar*": "noun masculine singular - young man/boy",
"*zāqēn*": "adjective masculine singular - old/elder",
"*ʿām*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - the people",
"*qāṣeh*": "noun masculine singular - end/extremity"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭerem*": "before/not yet/ere",
"*nāsabbû*": "surrounded/encircled/came around",
"*naʿar*": "young man/youth/servant",
"*qāṣeh*": "end/extremity/from every quarter"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.5",
"source": "וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ אֶל־לוֹט֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֔וֹ אַיֵּ֧ה הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַלָּ֑יְלָה הוֹצִיאֵ֣ם אֵלֵ֔ינוּ וְנֵדְעָ֖ה אֹתָֽם׃",
"text": "*wa-yiqrᵊʾû* to-*Lôṭ* *wa-yōʾmᵊrû* to-him, where the-*ʾănāšîm* who-*bāʾû* to-you the-*lāylâ*? *hôṣîʾēm* to-us *wə-nēḏᵊʿâ* *ʾōṯām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yiqrᵊʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they called",
"*Lôṭ*": "proper noun - Lot",
"*wa-yōʾmᵊrû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they said",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun masculine plural with definite article - the men",
"*bāʾû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they came",
"*lāylâ*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - the night",
"*hôṣîʾēm*": "Hiphil imperative masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - bring them out",
"*wə-nēḏᵊʿâ*": "waw conjunction + Qal cohortative 1st person plural - and let us know",
"*ʾōṯām*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them"
},
"variants": {
"*nēḏᵊʿâ*": "know/experience/have sexual relations with",
"*hôṣîʾēm*": "bring out/lead out/produce"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.6",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֧א אֲלֵהֶ֛ם ל֖וֹט הַפֶּ֑תְחָה וְהַדֶּ֖לֶת סָגַ֥ר אַחֲרָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wa-yēṣēʾ* to-them *Lôṭ* the-*peṯḥâ* *wə-had-deleṯ* *sāḡar* *ʾaḥărāyw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yēṣēʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he went out",
"*Lôṭ*": "proper noun - Lot",
"*peṯḥâ*": "noun masculine singular with definite article + directional he suffix - to the entrance",
"*wə-had-deleṯ*": "waw conjunction + definite article + noun feminine singular - and the door",
"*sāḡar*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he closed",
"*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - behind him"
},
"variants": {
"*peṯḥâ*": "entrance/doorway/gateway"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.7",
"source": "וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אַל־נָ֥א אַחַ֖י תָּרֵֽעוּ׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmar* not-*nāʾ* *ʾaḥay* *tārēʿû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*ʾaḥay*": "noun masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my brothers",
"*tārēʿû*": "Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you do evil/act wickedly"
},
"variants": {
"*tārēʿû*": "do evil/act wickedly/do harm",
"*ʾaḥay*": "my brothers/my friends/my fellows"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.8",
"source": "הִנֵּה־נָ֨א לִ֜י שְׁתֵּ֣י בָנ֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ֙ אִ֔ישׁ אוֹצִֽיאָה־נָּ֤א אֶתְהֶן֙ אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וַעֲשׂ֣וּ לָהֶ֔ן כַּטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם רַ֠ק לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵל֙ אַל־תַּעֲשׂ֣וּ דָבָ֔ר כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֥ן בָּ֖אוּ בְּצֵ֥ל קֹרָתִֽי׃",
"text": "*hinnêh*-*nāʾ* to-me two *ḇānôṯ* who not-*yāḏᵊʿû* *ʾîš* *ʾôṣîʾâ*-*nāʾ* *ʾeṯhen* to-you *wa-ʿăsû* to-them like-the-*ṭôḇ* in-*ʿênêḵem* only to-the-*ʾănāšîm* these not-*taʿăsû* *ḏāḇār* because-on-*kēn* *bāʾû* in-*ṣēl* *qōrāṯî*.",
"grammar": {
"*hinnêh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*ḇānôṯ*": "noun feminine plural construct - daughters of",
"*yāḏᵊʿû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they have known",
"*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - man",
"*ʾôṣîʾâ*": "Hiphil cohortative 1st person singular - let me bring out",
"*ʾeṯhen*": "direct object marker + 3rd person feminine plural suffix - them",
"*wa-ʿăsû*": "waw conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural - and do",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective masculine singular with definite article - the good",
"*ʿênêḵem*": "noun feminine dual construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your eyes",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun masculine plural with definite article - the men",
"*taʿăsû*": "Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you do",
"*ḏāḇār*": "noun masculine singular - word/thing/matter",
"*kēn*": "adverb - thus/therefore/so",
"*bāʾû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they came",
"*ṣēl*": "noun masculine singular construct - shadow of",
"*qōrāṯî*": "noun feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my beam/roof"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḏᵊʿû*": "known/experienced/had sexual relations with",
"*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasing/appropriate",
"*ṣēl*": "shadow/protection/shelter",
"*qōrāṯî*": "my roof beam/my roof/my shelter"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.9",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ ׀ גֶּשׁ־הָ֗לְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ הָאֶחָ֤ד בָּֽא־לָגוּר֙ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט שָׁפ֔וֹט עַתָּ֕ה נָרַ֥ע לְךָ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ בָאִ֤ישׁ בְּלוֹט֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר הַדָּֽלֶת׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmᵊrû* *geš*-*hālᵊʾâ* *wa-yōʾmᵊrû* the-*ʾeḥāḏ* *bāʾ*-*lāḡûr* *wa-yišpōṭ* *šāpôṭ* now *nāraʿ* to-you from-them *wa-yipṣᵊrû* in-the-*ʾîš* in-*Lôṭ* *mᵊʾōḏ* *wa-yiggᵊšû* to-*šibbōr* the-*dāleṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmᵊrû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they said",
"*geš*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - come near/approach",
"*hālᵊʾâ*": "adverb + directional he suffix - further/beyond/away",
"*ʾeḥāḏ*": "numeral masculine singular with definite article - the one",
"*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he came",
"*lāḡûr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to sojourn",
"*wa-yišpōṭ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he judges",
"*šāpôṭ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - judging",
"*nāraʿ*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st person plural - we will do evil/harm",
"*wa-yipṣᵊrû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they pressed hard",
"*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - the man",
"*Lôṭ*": "proper noun - Lot",
"*mᵊʾōḏ*": "adverb - very much/greatly",
"*wa-yiggᵊšû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they approached",
"*šibbōr*": "Qal infinitive construct - to break",
"*dāleṯ*": "noun feminine singular with definite article - the door"
},
"variants": {
"*geš-hālᵊʾâ*": "stand back/get away/move aside",
"*yišpōṭ šāpôṭ*": "surely judges/intends to judge/acting as judge",
"*nāraʿ*": "do harm/act wickedly toward/mistreat"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Genesis.19.10",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֶת־יָדָ֔ם וַיָּבִ֧יאוּ אֶת־ל֛וֹט אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַבָּ֑יְתָה וְאֶת־הַדֶּ֖לֶת סָגָֽרוּ׃",
"text": "*wa-yišlᵊḥû* the-*ʾănāšîm* *ʾeṯ*-*yāḏām* *wa-yāḇîʾû* *ʾeṯ*-*Lôṭ* to-them the-*baytâ* *wə-ʾeṯ*-the-*deleṯ* *sāḡārû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yišlᵊḥû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they stretched out",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun masculine plural with definite article - the men",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*yāḏām*": "noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hand",
"*wa-yāḇîʾû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they brought",
"*Lôṭ*": "proper noun - Lot",
"*baytâ*": "noun masculine singular with definite article + directional he suffix - into the house",
"*wə-ʾeṯ*": "waw conjunction + direct object marker",
"*deleṯ*": "noun feminine singular with definite article - the door",
"*sāḡārû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they closed"
},
"variants": {
"*yišlᵊḥû*": "stretched out/sent forth/extended"
}
}