| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 19:16:1 ⧉וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּvayitmahmah{And} he lingered Genesis 19:16:2 ⧉וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּvayakhaziku{And they} seized Genesis 19:16:3 ⧉הָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםhaanashimthe men Genesis 19:16:4 ⧉בְּיָד֣וֹbeyadoby his hand Genesis 19:16:5 ⧉וּבְיַד־אִשְׁתּ֗וֹuveyadishtoand by the hand of his wife Genesis 19:16:6 ⧉וּבְיַד֙uveyadand by the hand of Genesis 19:16:7 ⧉שְׁתֵּ֣יsheteitwo Genesis 19:16:8 ⧉בְנֹתָ֔יוvenotavhis daughters Genesis 19:16:9 ⧉בְּחֶמְלַ֥תbekhemlatby the compassion of Genesis 19:16:10 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehLORD Genesis 19:16:11 ⧉עָלָ֑יוalavupon him Genesis 19:16:12 ⧉וַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּvayotsiuhu{And} they brought him out Genesis 19:16:13 ⧉וַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּvayanikhuhu{And} they set him Genesis 19:16:14 ⧉מִח֥וּץmikhutsoutside of Genesis 19:16:15 ⧉לָעִֽיר׃lairthe city |
| 16. Formal Translation As he hesitated, the men seized his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters in the compassion of the LORD {Yahweh, Powerful Deliverer} toward him. Then they brought him out and set him down outside the city. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation He stalled, so the men grasped his hand, his wife’s hand, and his two daughters’ hands, because the LORD {Yahweh, Compassionate Savior} showed him mercy. They led him out and left him outside the city. |