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and said,וַיֹּאמַר“Please,נָאmy brothers,אַחַיdo notאַלdo evil.תָּרֵעוּ
Genesis 19:7
Study it in the app“and said, “Please, my brothers, do not do evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:7, word by word
- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- my brothersאַחַaach
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “aach” appears- do evilתָּרֵעוּtareu
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “tareu” appears
The context
6Lot went out to them at the entrance, and shut the door behind him,
7 · This verse (above)
8Look, I have two daughters who have not known a man; let me bring them out to you, and do to them as is good in your eyes; only to these men do not do anything, for that is why they have come under the shadow of my roof.”
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?