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But he urgedוַיִּפְצַרthemבָּםstrongly,מְאֹדso they turned asideוַיָּסֻרוּto himאֵלָיוand enteredוַיָּבֹאוּhis house;אֶל בֵּיתוֹand he madeוַיַּעַשׂthemלָהֶםa feastמִשְׁתֶּהand bakedאָפָהunleavened bread,וּמַצּוֹתand they ate.וַיֹּאכֵלוּ
Genesis 19:3
Study it in the app“But 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:3, word by word
- But he urgedיִּפְצַרyiftsar
urge
To beg someone very strongly.
Where else “yiftsar” appears- stronglyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- so they turned asideיָּסֻרוּyasuru
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “yasuru” appears- and enteredיָּבֹאוּyavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- and he madeיַּעַשׂyaas
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “yaas” appears- a feastמִשְׁתֶּהmishte
feast
A party with food and drink.
Where else “mishte” appears- and bakedאָפָהafa
bake
Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".
Where else “afa” appears- unleavened breadמַצּוֹתmatsot
unleavened bread
Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.
Where else “matsot” appears- and they ateיֹּאכֵלוּyochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochelu” appears
The context
2He 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.”
3 · This verse (above)
4Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from young to old, all the people from every quarter.
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?