Study it in the app“He said, “Look now, my lords, please turn aside to the house of your servant, spend the night, and wash your feet; then you can rise early and go on your way.” They said, “No, we will spend the night in the square.””
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look now,הִנֶּה נָּאmy lords,אֲדֹנַיpleaseנָאturn asideסוּרוּto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof your servant,עַבְדְּכֶםspend the night,וְלִינוּand washוְרַחֲצוּyour feet;רַגְלֵיכֶםthen you can rise earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּםand goוַהֲלַכְתֶּםon your way.”לְדַרְכְּכֶםThey said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“No,לֹּא כִּיwe will spend the nightנָלִיןin the square.”בָרְחוֹב
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adona” appearsturn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “suru” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearsyour servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appearsspend the night
To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.
Where else “linu” appearswash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rachatsu” appearsfoot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragle” appearsrise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “hishkamtem” appearsgo
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halachtem” appearsmanner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appearssquare
Square: the open space of a town.
Where else “rechov” appears1The two messengers came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
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3But he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
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?
