Genesis 19:12

“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,”

Genesis 19:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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.

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A son-in-lawחָתָןchatan

son-in-law

The daughter's husband, who joins the family by marriage.

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your sonsבָנֶיvane

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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your daughtersבְנֹתֶיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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in the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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bring them outהוֹצֵאhotse

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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of the placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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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.”

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To study Genesis 19 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    How was Lot’s family brought out of Sodom, and what happened to Lot’s wife (vv. 15-26)?

  2. 2. What it means

    What does the text show about Elohim’s mercy in bringing Lot out of the city (vv. 16, 29)?

  3. 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?

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