Study it in the app“So 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.”
So Lotוַ לוֹטwent outיֵּצֵאand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto his sons-in-law,אֶל חֲתָנָיוwho were to marryלֹקְחֵיhis daughters,בְנֹתָיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Get up,קוּמוּget outצְּאוּof thisהַזֶּהplace,מִן הַמָּקוֹםforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהis about to destroyמַשְׁחִיתthe city.”אֶת הָעִירButוַhe seemedיְהִי כִto be jokingמְצַחֵקin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof his sons-in-law.חֲתָנָיו
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” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appearsson-in-law
The daughter's husband, who joins the family by marriage.
Where else “chatanay” appearstake a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “lokche” appearsdaughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “venotay” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kumu” appearsplace
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appearsYHWH
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” appearsdestroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “mashchit” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appearsplay
To jest, play, fondle.
Where else “metsachek” appearssight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears13for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become great before YHWH, and YHWH has sent us to destroy it.”
14 · This verse (above)
15As the dawn came up, the messengers urged Lot, saying, “Get up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the iniquity of the city.”
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?
