Genesis

Genesis 19:15–17

¹⁵At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” ¹⁶But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.

¹⁷As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”

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Genesis 19:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At	וּכְמוֹ֙	ū·ḵə·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
daybreak	הַשַּׁ֣חַר	haš·ša·ḥar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7837 dawn
the angels	הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים	ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
hurried	וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ	way·yā·’î·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H213 press, be pressed, make haste
Lot along	בְּל֣וֹט	bə·lō·wṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3876 Lot
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Get up	קוּם֩	qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
Take	קַ֨ח	qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
your wife	אִשְׁתְּךָ֜	’iš·tə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and your two	שְׁתֵּ֤י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
daughters	בְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙	ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
who are here	הַנִּמְצָאֹ֔ת	han·nim·ṣā·’ōṯ	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H4672 attain to, find
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
you will be swept away	תִּסָּפֶ֖ה	tis·sā·p̄eh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up
in the punishment	בַּעֲוֺ֥ן	ba·‘ă·wōn	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

Genesis 19:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when	וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀	way·yiṯ·mah·māh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4102 linger, tarry
the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
grabbed	וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ	way·ya·ḥă·zi·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
his hand	בְּיָד֣וֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and the hands	וּבְיַד־	ū·ḇə·yaḏ-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of his wife	אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and	וּבְיַד֙	ū·ḇə·yaḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
his two	שְׁתֵּ֣י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
daughters	בְנֹתָ֔יו	ḇə·nō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
And they led them	וַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּ	way·yō·ṣi·’u·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
safely	וַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּ	way·yan·ni·ḥu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
out of	מִח֥וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2351 the outside
the city	לָעִֽיר׃	lā·‘îr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
because of the LORD’s	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
compassion	בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת	bə·ḥem·laṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2551 compassion, mercy
for them	עָלָ֑יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

Genesis 19:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As soon as the men had brought	כְהוֹצִיאָ֨ם	ḵə·hō·w·ṣî·’ām	Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
them	אֹתָ֜ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
out	הַח֗וּצָה	ha·ḥū·ṣāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2351 the outside
one of them said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Run	הִמָּלֵ֣ט	him·mā·lêṭ	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4422 slip away
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your lives	נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ	nap̄·še·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
look	תַּבִּ֣יט	tab·bîṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5027 look
back	אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ	’a·ḥă·re·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H310 behind
and do not	וְאַֽל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
stop	תַּעֲמֹ֖ד	ta·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
anywhere	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
on the plain	הַכִּכָּ֑ר	hak·kik·kār	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3603 a round
Flee	הִמָּלֵ֖ט	him·mā·lêṭ	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4422 slip away
to the mountains	הָהָ֥רָה	hā·hā·rāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
you will be swept away	תִּסָּפֶֽה׃	tis·sā·p̄eh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up

Cross-references

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Genesis 19:15 Numbers 16:24–27 · Luke 13:24–25 · Revelation 18:4 · Genesis 19:22 · Proverbs 6:4–5 · 2 Corinthians 6:2

Genesis 19:16 Romans 9:15–16 · Titus 3:5

Genesis 19:17 Matthew 24:16–18 · Luke 9:62 · Philippians 3:13–14 · Genesis 19:26 · Genesis 19:22 · Matthew 3:7 · Luke 17:31–32 · Jeremiah 48:6 · 1 Kings 19:3 · Genesis 13:10 · Psalm 121:1 · Genesis 19:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.