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Look,הִנֵּה נָאthisהַזֹּאתcityהָעִירis nearקְרֹבָהto fleeלָנוּסthere,שָׁמָּהand itוְהִיאis small.מִצְעָרPlease let me escapeאִמָּלְטָה נָּאthereשָׁמָּה(is it notהֲלֹא הִואsmall?)מִצְעָרandוּIנַפְשִׁיwill stay alive.”תְחִי
Genesis 19:20
Study it in the app“Look, this city is near to flee there, and it is small. Please let me escape there (is it not small?) and I will stay alive.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:20, word by word
- cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- is nearקְרֹבָהkerova
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “kerova” appears- to fleeנוּסnus
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nus” appears- is smallמִצְעָרmitsar
small
Of small size or small number: little or scant.
Where else “mitsar” appears- Please let me escapeאִמָּלְטָהimalta
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “imalta” appears- Iנַפְשִׁnafshi
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nafshi” appears- will stay aliveתְחִיtechi
recover
To survive, recover; a cheer for the king's long life.
Where else “techi” appears
The context
19Look, your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you have made great your loyal love that you have shown me by keeping me alive; but I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil overtake me and I die.
20 · This verse (above)
21He said to him, “Look, I grant you this request also, not to overturn the city of which you have spoken.
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?