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Lotלוֹטwent outוַיֵּצֵאto themאֲלֵהֶםat the entrance,הַפֶּתְחָהandוְshutסָגַרthe doorהַדֶּלֶתbehind him,אַחֲרָיו
Genesis 19:6
Study it in the app“Lot went out to them at the entrance, and shut the door behind him,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:6, word by word
- 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- went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- at the entranceפֶּתְחָpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- shutסָגַרsagar
shut
To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.
Where else “sagar” appears- the doorדֶּלֶתdelet
door
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “delet” appears
The context
5They 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.”
6 · This verse (above)
7and said, “Please, my brothers, do not do evil.
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?