Genesis

Chapter 19

Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּabo'u shshene֨y hamּale'aki֤ym sedo֨mah֙ bּa'e֔reb vel֖ot yoshshe֣b bּeshshaֽ'ar-sedo֑m vayּare'-lot֙ vayּa֣qam liqera'ta֔m vayּishshetּa֥chu 'apּa֖yim 'aֽretzah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. When he saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed with his face to the ground.

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵ֨י הַמַּלְאָכִ֤ים סְדֹ֨מָה֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב וְל֖וֹט יֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־סְדֹ֑ם וַיַּרְא־לוֹט֙ וַיָּ֣קָם לִקְרָאתָ֔ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֜'mer hinּe֣h nּa'-'adona֗y s֣uru na֠ 'el-bּe֨yt 'abedּeke֤m veli֨ynu֙ verachatz֣u rageleyke֔m vehishshekּametּe֖m vahalaketּe֣m ledarekּeke֑m vayּo'mer֣u lּo֔ kּi֥y barech֖ob naliֽyn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"My lords," he said, "please turn aside to your servant's house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning." "No," they answered, "we will spend the night in the square."

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר הִנֶּ֣ה נָּא־אֲדֹנַ֗י ס֣וּרוּ נָ֠א אֶל־בֵּ֨ית עַבְדְּכֶ֤ם וְלִ֨ינוּ֙ וְרַחֲצ֣וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם לְדַרְכְּכֶ֑ם וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֹּ֔א כִּ֥י בָרְח֖וֹב נָלִֽין׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּipetzar-bּa֣m me'o֔d vayּasu֣ru 'ela֔yv vayּabo֖'u 'el-bּeyt֑o vayּa֤'ashs lahem֙ mishshetּe֔h umatzּ֥ot 'apa֖h vayּo'keֽlu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate.

וַיִּפְצַר־בָּ֣ם מְאֹ֔ד וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ אֵלָ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לָהֶם֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה וּמַצּ֥וֹת אָפָ֖ה וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): terem֮ yishshekּabu֒ ve'aneshshe֨y ha'i֜yr 'aneshshe֤y sedom֙ nasa֣bּu 'al-habּa֔yit minּa֖'ar ve'ad-zaqe֑n kּal-ha'a֖m miqּatzeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.

טֶרֶם֮ יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒ וְאַנְשֵׁ֨י הָעִ֜יר אַנְשֵׁ֤י סְדֹם֙ נָסַ֣בּוּ עַל־הַבַּ֔יִת מִנַּ֖עַר וְעַד־זָקֵ֑ן כָּל־הָעָ֖ם מִקָּצֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqere'֤u 'el-lot֙ vayּo֣'meru l֔o 'ayּe֧h ha'anashshi֛ym 'ashsher-bּa֥'u 'ele֖yka halּa֑yelah hotziy'e֣m 'ele֔ynu venede'a֖h 'otaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we may know them."

וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ אֶל־לוֹט֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֔וֹ אַיֵּ֧ה הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַלָּ֑יְלָה הוֹצִיאֵ֣ם אֵלֵ֔ינוּ וְנֵדְעָ֖ה אֹתָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֧ 'alehe֛m l֖ot hapּe֑techah vehadּe֖let saga֥r 'acharaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him

וַיֵּצֵ֧א אֲלֵהֶ֛ם ל֖וֹט הַפֶּ֑תְחָה וְהַדֶּ֖לֶת סָגַ֥ר אַחֲרָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'ma֑r 'al-na֥ 'acha֖y tּareֽ'u׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing.

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אַל־נָ֥א אַחַ֖י תָּרֵֽעוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּeh-na֨ li֜y shshetּe֣y ban֗ot 'ashshe֤r loֽ'-yade'u֙ 'i֔yshsh 'otziֽy'ah-nּa֤ 'etehen֙ 'aleyke֔m va'ashs֣u lahe֔n kּatּ֖ob bּe'eyneyke֑m ra֠q laֽ'anashshi֤ym ha'el֙ 'al-tּa'ashs֣u daba֔r kּiֽy-'al-kּe֥n bּa֖'u bּetze֥l qoratiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you wish. Only don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the shadow of my roof."

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׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֣u ׀ gּeshsh-ha֗le'ah vayּoֽ'meru֙ ha'echa֤d bּaֽ'-lagur֙ vayּishshepּo֣t shshap֔ot 'atּa֕h nara֥ leka֖ mehe֑m vayּipetzer֨u ba'i֤yshsh bּelot֙ me'o֔d vaֽyּigּeshsh֖u lishshebּo֥r hadּaֽlet׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Get out of our way!" they replied. "This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to be our judge! We'll treat you worse than them." They kept pushing against Lot and moved forward to break down the door.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ ׀ גֶּשׁ־הָ֗לְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ הָאֶחָ֤ד בָּֽא־לָגוּר֙ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט שָׁפ֔וֹט עַתָּ֕ה נָרַ֥ע לְךָ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ בָאִ֤ישׁ בְּלוֹט֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר הַדָּֽלֶת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshelech֤u hֽa'anashshiym֙ 'et-yada֔m vayּabi֧y'u 'et-l֛ot 'aleyhe֖m habּa֑yetah ve'et-hadּe֖let sagaֽru׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door.

וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֶת־יָדָ֔ם וַיָּבִ֧יאוּ אֶת־ל֛וֹט אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַבָּ֑יְתָה וְאֶת־הַדֶּ֖לֶת סָגָֽרוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'et-ha'anashshi֞ym 'ashsher-pּe֣tach habּa֗yit hikּu֙ bּasּaneveri֔ym miqּato֖n ve'ad-gּad֑ol vayּile'֖u limetzo֥ hapּaֽtach׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door.

וְֽאֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֣תַח הַבַּ֗יִת הִכּוּ֙ בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔ים מִקָּטֹ֖ן וְעַד־גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּלְא֖וּ לִמְצֹ֥א הַפָּֽתַח׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֨u ha'anashshi֜ym 'el-l֗ot 'o֚d miֽy-leka֣ po֔h chatan֙ ubane֣yka ubenote֔yka veko֥l 'ashsher-leka֖ bּa'i֑yr hotze֖ min-hamּaqֽom׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The two men said to Lot, "Do you have anyone else here, sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֶל־ל֗וֹט עֹ֚ד מִֽי־לְךָ֣ פֹ֔ה חָתָן֙ וּבָנֶ֣יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ֖ בָּעִ֑יר הוֹצֵ֖א מִן־הַמָּקֽוֹם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-mashshechiti֣ym 'ana֔chenu 'et-hamּaq֖om hazּe֑h kּiֽy-gֽadela֤h tza'aqatam֙ 'et-pּene֣y yehva֔h vayeshshalּeche֥nu yehva֖h leshshachataֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it."

כִּֽי־מַשְׁחִתִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ אֶת־הַמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּֽי־גָֽדְלָ֤ה צַעֲקָתָם֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥נוּ יְהוָ֖ה לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֨ l֜ot vayedabּe֣r ׀ 'el-chatana֣yv ׀ loqeche֣y benota֗yv vayּo֨'mer֙ q֤umu tzּe'u֙ min-hamּaq֣om hazּe֔h kּiֽy-mashshechi֥yt yehva֖h 'et-ha'i֑yr vayehi֥y kimetzache֖q bּe'eyne֥y chatanaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, "Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!" But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

וַיֵּצֵ֨א ל֜וֹט וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר ׀ אֶל־חֲתָנָ֣יו ׀ לֹקְחֵ֣י בְנֹתָ֗יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ ק֤וּמוּ צְּאוּ֙ מִן־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־מַשְׁחִ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־הָעִ֑יר וַיְהִ֥י כִמְצַחֵ֖ק בְּעֵינֵ֥י חֲתָנָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ukemo֙ hashshּa֣char 'ala֔h vayּa'i֥ytzu hamּale'aki֖ym bּel֣ot le'mo֑r qum֩ qa֨ch 'eֽt-'ishshetּeka֜ ve'et-shshetּe֤y benote֨yka֙ hanּimetza'o֔t pּen-tּisּape֖h bּa'avo֥n ha'iֽyr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished."

וּכְמוֹ֙ הַשַּׁ֣חַר עָלָ֔ה וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים בְּל֣וֹט לֵאמֹ֑ר קוּם֩ קַ֨ח אֶֽת־אִשְׁתְּךָ֜ וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֤י בְנֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ הַנִּמְצָאֹ֔ת פֶּן־תִּסָּפֶ֖ה בַּעֲוֺ֥ן הָעִֽיר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayּitemahema֓hּ ׀ vayּachazi֨qu ha'anashshi֜ym bּeyad֣o ubeyad-'ishshetּ֗o ubeyad֙ shshetּe֣y benota֔yv bּechemela֥t yehva֖h 'ala֑yv vayּotzi'u֥hu vayּanּichu֖hu mich֥utz la'iֽyr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them.

וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ ׀ וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּיָד֣וֹ וּבְיַד־אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ וּבְיַד֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתָ֔יו בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו וַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּ וַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּ מִח֥וּץ לָעִֽיר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֩ kehotziy'a֨m 'ota֜m hach֗utzah vayּo֨'mer֙ himּale֣t 'al-napeshshe֔ka 'al-tּabּi֣yt 'achare֔yka ve'aֽl-tּa'amo֖d bּekal-hakּikּa֑r haha֥rah himּale֖t pּen-tּisּapeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your life! Don't look back, and don't stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!"

וַיְהִי֩ כְהוֹצִיאָ֨ם אֹתָ֜ם הַח֗וּצָה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הִמָּלֵ֣ט עַל־נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ אַל־תַּבִּ֣יט אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ וְאַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּכָל־הַכִּכָּ֑ר הָהָ֥רָה הִמָּלֵ֖ט פֶּן־תִּסָּפֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer l֖ot 'alehe֑m 'al-na֖ 'adonaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Lot said to them, "No, my lords, please!

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹט אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אַל־נָ֖א אֲדֹנָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּeh-na֠ matza֨ 'abedּeka֣ chen֮ bּe'eyneyka֒ vatּagedּe֣l chasedּeka֗ 'ashshe֤r 'ashsi֨yta֙ 'imּadi֔y lehachay֖ot 'et-napeshshi֑y ve'anoki֗y lo֤ 'ukal֙ lehimּale֣t haha֔rah pּen-tּidebּaqa֥niy hara'a֖h vamaֽtּiy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Your servant has found favour in your eyes, and you have shown great mercy to me in sparing my life. But I cannot flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I'll die.

הִנֵּה־נָ֠א מָצָ֨א עַבְדְּךָ֣ חֵן֮ בְּעֵינֶיךָ֒ וַתַּגְדֵּ֣ל חַסְדְּךָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֨יתָ֙ עִמָּדִ֔י לְהַחֲי֖וֹת אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֑י וְאָנֹכִ֗י לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ לְהִמָּלֵ֣ט הָהָ֔רָה פֶּן־תִּדְבָּקַ֥נִי הָרָעָ֖ה וָמַֽתִּי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּeh-na֠ ha'i֨yr hazּo֧'t qeroba֛h lan֥us shsha֖mּah vehi֣y mitze'a֑r 'imּaleta֨h nּa֜ shsha֗mּah halo֥ mitze'a֛r hi֖v utechi֥y napeshshiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it, it is very small, isn't it? Then my life will be spared."

הִנֵּה־נָ֠א הָעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֧את קְרֹבָ֛ה לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֖מָּה וְהִ֣יא מִצְעָ֑ר אִמָּלְטָ֨ה נָּ֜א שָׁ֗מָּה הֲלֹ֥א מִצְעָ֛ר הִ֖וא וּתְחִ֥י נַפְשִֽׁי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'ela֔yv hinּeh֙ nashsa֣'tiy pane֔yka gּa֖m ladּaba֣r hazּe֑h lebiletּi֛y hapekּi֥y 'et-ha'i֖yr 'ashshe֥r dּibּaֽretּa׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He said to him, "Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּה֙ נָשָׂ֣אתִי פָנֶ֔יךָ גַּ֖ם לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֛י הָפְכִּ֥י אֶת־הָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): maher֙ himּale֣t shsha֔mּah kּi֣y lo֤ 'ukal֙ la'ashs֣ot dּaba֔r 'ad-bּo'aka֖ shsha֑mּah 'al-kּe֛n qara֥ shshem-ha'i֖yr tzֽo'ar׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Hurry, flee there, because I cannot do anything until you reach it." (That is why the town was called Zoar.)

מַהֵר֙ הִמָּלֵ֣ט שָׁ֔מָּה כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת דָּבָ֔ר עַד־בֹּאֲךָ֖ שָׁ֑מָּה עַל־כֵּ֛ן קָרָ֥א שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר צֽוֹעַר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hashshּe֖meshsh yatza֣ 'al-ha'a֑retz vel֖ot bּa֥ tzoֽ'arah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The sun had risen over the earth when Lot reached Zoar.

הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ יָצָ֣א עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְל֖וֹט בָּ֥א צֹֽעֲרָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayhva֗h himeti֧yr 'al-sedo֛m ve'al-'amora֖h gּaperi֣yt va'e֑shsh me'e֥t yehva֖h min-hashshּamaֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of the heavens.

וַֽיהוָ֗ה הִמְטִ֧יר עַל־סְדֹ֛ם וְעַל־עֲמֹרָ֖ה גָּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה מִן־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayּahapoke֙ 'et-he'ari֣ym ha'e֔l ve'e֖t kּal-hakּikּa֑r ve'et֙ kּal-yoshshebe֣y he'ari֔ym vetze֖mach ha'adamaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Thus He overthrew those cities and the whole plain, destroying all those living in the cities, and also the growth of the ground (Adama).

וַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙ אֶת־הֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הַכִּכָּ֑ר וְאֵת֙ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הֶעָרִ֔ים וְצֶ֖מַח הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּabּe֥t 'ishshetּ֖o me'achara֑yv vatּehi֖y netzi֥yb meֽlach׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Lot's wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

וַתַּבֵּ֥ט אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מֵאַחֲרָ֑יו וַתְּהִ֖י נְצִ֥יב מֶֽלַח׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashshekּe֥m 'aberaha֖m bּabּo֑qer 'el-ha֨mּaq֔om 'ashsher-'a֥mad shsha֖m 'et-pּene֥y yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם אַבְרָהָ֖ם בַּבֹּ֑קֶר אֶל־הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁר־עָ֥מַד שָׁ֖ם אֶת־פְּנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashsheqe֗p 'al-pּene֤y sedom֙ va'amora֔h ve'aֽl-kּal-pּene֖y 'e֣retz hakּikּa֑r vayּa֗re vehinּe֤h 'alah֙ qiyto֣r ha'a֔retz kּeqiyto֖r hakּibeshshaֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land rose up like the smoke of a furnace.

וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף עַל־פְּנֵ֤י סְדֹם֙ וַעֲמֹרָ֔ה וְעַֽל־כָּל־פְּנֵ֖י אֶ֣רֶץ הַכִּכָּ֑ר וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה עָלָה֙ קִיטֹ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ כְּקִיטֹ֖ר הַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y bּeshshache֤t 'elohiym֙ 'et-'are֣y hakּikּa֔r vayּizekּo֥r 'elohi֖ym 'et-'aberaha֑m vayeshshalּa֤ch 'et-lot֙ mitּ֣oke hahapeka֔h bּahapoke֙ 'et-he֣'ari֔ym 'ashsher-yashsha֥b bּahe֖n lֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and He sent Lot out of the overthrow that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.

וַיְהִ֗י בְּשַׁחֵ֤ת אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־עָרֵ֣י הַכִּכָּ֔ר וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיְשַׁלַּ֤ח אֶת־לוֹט֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַהֲפֵכָ֔ה בַּהֲפֹךְ֙ אֶת־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־יָשַׁ֥ב בָּהֵ֖ן לֽוֹט׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'al֩ l֨ot mitzּ֜o'ar vayּe֣shsheb bּaha֗r ushshetּe֤y benotayv֙ 'imּ֔o kּi֥y yare֖ lashshe֣bet bּetz֑o'ar vayּe֨shsheb֙ bּamּe'ara֔h h֖u ushshetּe֥y benotaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.

וַיַּעַל֩ ל֨וֹט מִצּ֜וֹעַר וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב בָּהָ֗ר וּשְׁתֵּ֤י בְנֹתָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ כִּ֥י יָרֵ֖א לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בְּצ֑וֹעַר וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה ה֖וּא וּשְׁתֵּ֥י בְנֹתָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּo֧'mer habּekiyra֛h 'el-hatzּe'iyra֖h 'abi֣ynu zaqe֑n ve'i֨yshsh 'e֤yn bּa'a֨retz֙ lab֣o 'ale֔ynu kּede֖reke kּal-ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)One day the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man in the earth to come in to us as is the custom of all the earth.

וַתֹּ֧אמֶר הַבְּכִירָ֛ה אֶל־הַצְּעִירָ֖ה אָבִ֣ינוּ זָקֵ֑ן וְאִ֨ישׁ אֵ֤ין בָּאָ֨רֶץ֙ לָב֣וֹא עָלֵ֔ינוּ כְּדֶ֖רֶךְ כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): leka֨h nashsheqe֧h 'et-'abi֛ynu ya֖yin venishshekּeba֣h 'imּ֑o unechayּe֥h me'abi֖ynu zaֽra'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Come, let's get our father to drink wine and then sleep with him and preserve offspring from our father."

לְכָ֨ה נַשְׁקֶ֧ה אֶת־אָבִ֛ינוּ יַ֖יִן וְנִשְׁכְּבָ֣ה עִמּ֑וֹ וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה מֵאָבִ֖ינוּ זָֽרַע׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּashsheqe֧yna 'et-'abiyhe֛n ya֖yin bּalּa֣yelah h֑u vatּabo֤ habּekiyrah֙ vatּishshekּa֣b 'et-'abi֔yha veloֽ'-yada֥ bּeshshikeba֖hּ ubeqׄumaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and slept with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

וַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָ אֶת־אֲבִיהֶ֛ן יַ֖יִן בַּלַּ֣יְלָה ה֑וּא וַתָּבֹ֤א הַבְּכִירָה֙ וַתִּשְׁכַּ֣ב אֶת־אָבִ֔יהָ וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֥ע בְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּ וּבְקׄוּמָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayehiy֙ miֽmּachora֔t vatּo֤'mer habּekiyrah֙ 'el-hatzּe'iyra֔h hen-shshaka֥betּiy 'e֖meshsh 'et-'abi֑y nashsheqe֨nּu ya֜yin gּam-halּa֗yelah ubo֨'iy֙ shshikebi֣y 'imּ֔o unechayּe֥h me'abi֖ynu zaֽra'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The next day the older daughter said to the younger, "Behold, last night I slept with my father. Let's get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve offspring from our father."

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַתֹּ֤אמֶר הַבְּכִירָה֙ אֶל־הַצְּעִירָ֔ה הֵן־שָׁכַ֥בְתִּי אֶ֖מֶשׁ אֶת־אָבִ֑י נַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּ יַ֜יִן גַּם־הַלַּ֗יְלָה וּבֹ֨אִי֙ שִׁכְבִ֣י עִמּ֔וֹ וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה מֵאָבִ֖ינוּ זָֽרַע׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּashsheqe֜yna gּa֣m bּalּa֧yelah hah֛u 'et-'abiyhe֖n ya֑yin vatּa֤qam hatzּe'iyrah֙ vatּishshekּa֣b 'imּ֔o veloֽ'-yada֥ bּeshshikeba֖hּ ubequmaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

וַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָ גַּ֣ם בַּלַּ֧יְלָה הַה֛וּא אֶת־אֲבִיהֶ֖ן יָ֑יִן וַתָּ֤קָם הַצְּעִירָה֙ וַתִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עִמּ֔וֹ וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֥ע בְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּ וּבְקֻמָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽatּahare֛yna shshetּe֥y benֽot-l֖ot me'abiyheֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father.

וַֽתַּהֲרֶ֛יןָ שְׁתֵּ֥י בְנֽוֹת־ל֖וֹט מֵאֲבִיהֶֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּe֤led habּekiyrah֙ bּe֔n vatּiqera֥ shshem֖o mo'a֑b h֥u 'abiֽy-mo'a֖b 'ad-hayּֽom׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.

וַתֵּ֤לֶד הַבְּכִירָה֙ בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ מוֹאָ֑ב ה֥וּא אֲבִֽי־מוֹאָ֖ב עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehatzּe'iyra֤h gam-hiv'֙ ya֣ledah bּe֔n vatּiqera֥ shshem֖o bּen-'amּi֑y h֛u 'abi֥y beneֽy-'amּ֖on 'ad-hayּֽom׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites (children of Ammon) to this day.

וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה גַם־הִוא֙ יָ֣לְדָה בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ בֶּן־עַמִּ֑י ה֛וּא אֲבִ֥י בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֖וֹן עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃ס