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They calledוַיִּקְרְאוּto Lotאֶל לוֹטand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“Whereאַיֵּהare the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרcameבָּאוּto youאֵלֶיךָtonight?הַלָּיְלָהBring them outהוֹצִיאֵםto us,אֵלֵינוּso that we may knowוְנֵדְעָהthem.”אֹתָם
Genesis 19:5
Study it in the app“They called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, so that we may know them.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:5, word by word
- They calledיִּקְרְאוּyikru
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikru” appears- to Lotלוֹטlot
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” appears- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- are the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- cameבָּאוּbau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appears- tonightלָּיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- Bring them outהוֹצִיאֵhotsie
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsie” appears- so that we may knowנֵדְעָהneda
lie with
To be intimate with a woman.
Where else “neda” appears
Translation note
“Know” has a sexual sense here, as Lot’s reply in 19:8 shows.
The context
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.
5 · This verse (above)
6Lot went out to them at the entrance, and shut the door behind him,
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?