Then the menוַ הָאֲנָשִׁיםsaidיֹּאמְרוּto Lot,אֶל לוֹט“Whomמִיelseעֹדdo you haveלְךָhere?פֹהA son-in-law,חָתָןyour sons,וּבָנֶיךָyour daughters,וּבְנֹתֶיךָand anyoneוְכֹל אֲשֶׁרyou haveלְךָin the city,בָּעִירbring them outהוֹצֵאof the place,מִן הַמָּקוֹם
Genesis 19:12
Study it in the app“Then the men said to Lot, “Whom else do you have here? A son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:12, word by word
- Then the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- to Lotלוֹטlot
Lot
Lot, nephew of Abram, son of Haran; he settled in Sodom and was saved from its destruction. Father of Moab and Ammon.
Where else “lot” appears- A son-in-lawחָתָןchatan
son-in-law
The daughter's husband, who joins the family by marriage.
Where else “chatan” appears- your sonsבָנֶיvane
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vane” appears- your daughtersבְנֹתֶיvenote
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “venote” appears- in the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- bring them outהוֹצֵאhotse
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotse” appears- of the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears
The context
11And the men who were at the entrance of the house they struck with blindness, from small to great, so that they wore themselves out trying to find the entrance.
12 · This verse (above)
13for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become great before YHWH, and YHWH has sent us to destroy it.”
To study Genesis 19 in a group
1. What it says
How was Lot’s family brought out of Sodom, and what happened to Lot’s wife (vv. 15-26)?
2. What it means
What does the text show about Elohim’s mercy in bringing Lot out of the city (vv. 16, 29)?
3. How I live it
What from the past is hard for you to let go of, and what step could help you move forward?