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Genesis 19:1

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ
bôwʼ
and — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שְׁנֵ֨י
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
הַמַּלְאָכִ֤ים
malʼâk
the — a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
סְדֹ֨מָה֙
Çᵉdôm
Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea
בָּעֶ֔רֶב
ʻereb
in/with/by — dusk
וְל֖וֹט
Lôwṭ
and — Lot, Abraham's nephew
יֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
בְּשַֽׁעַר
shaʻar
in/with/by — an opening, i.e. door or gate
סְדֹ֑ם
Çᵉdôm
Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea
וַיַּרְא
râʼâh
and — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
לוֹט֙
Lôwṭ
Lot, Abraham's nephew
וַיָּ֣קָם
qûwm
and — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
לִקְרָאתָ֔ם
qirʼâh
to/for — an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ
shâchâh
and — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
אַפַּ֖יִם
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
אָֽרְצָה
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Genesis 19:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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It was evening when the two angels came to Sodom. Lot was sitting at Sodom’s [city] gate. Seeing them, Lot got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
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It was evening when the two angels came to Sodom. Lot was sitting at Sodom’s [city] gate. Seeing them, Lot got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
Genesis 19:1
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