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forכִּיweאֲנַחְנוּare about to destroyמַשְׁחִתִיםthisהַזֶּהplace,אֶת הַמָּקוֹםbecauseכִּיtheir outcryצַעֲקָתָםhas become greatגָדְלָהbeforeאֶת פְּנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand YHWHוַ יְהוָהhas sent usיְשַׁלְּחֵנוּto destroy it.”לְשַׁחֲתָהּ
Genesis 19:13
Study it in the app“for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become great before YHWH, and YHWH has sent us to destroy it.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:13, word by word
- are about to destroyמַשְׁחִתִיםmashchitim
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “mashchitim” appears- placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- their outcryצַעֲקָתָtsaakata
outcry
Outcry, cry of distress.
Where else “tsaakata” appears- has become greatגָדְלָהgadla
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “gadla” appears- beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has sent usיְשַׁלְּחֵyeshalche
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshalche” appears
The context
12Then 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,
13 · This verse (above)
14So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up, get out of this place, for YHWH is about to destroy the city.” But he seemed to be joking in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
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?