מִח֥וּץ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִח֥וּץ

   mi-KHUTS

   outside of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מִח֥וּץ לָעִֽיר׃

   mi-KHUTS la-IR

   outside of the city
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּ וַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּ מִח֥וּץ לָעִֽיר׃

   va-yo-tsi-U-hu va-ya-ni-KHU-hu mi-KHUTS la-IR

   {And} they brought him out {And} they set him outside of the city
4. sentence🔊 וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּיָד֣וֹ וּבְיַד־אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ וּבְיַד֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתָ֔יו בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו וַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּ וַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּ מִח֥וּץ לָעִֽיר׃

   va-yit-mah-MAH va-ya-kha-ZI-ku ha-a-na-SHIM be-ya-DO u-ve-yad-ish-TO u-ve-YAD she-TEI ve-no-TAV be-khem-LAT Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV va-yo-tsi-U-hu va-ya-ni-KHU-hu mi-KHUTS la-IR

   {And} he lingered the men {And they} seized by his hand and by the hand of his wife and by the hand of two his daughters by the compassion of LORD upon him {And} they brought him out {And} they set him outside of the city

Exegesis

The final locative expression michuts la’ir {מִח֥וּץ לָעִֽיר | mi-ḥûṣ lā-ʿîr} “outside the city” indicates the outcome: Lot’s relocation from imminent destruction to a place of safety. The translations preserve this structure by reflecting each action, the hand imagery, and the causal link between divine compassion and the rescue mission.