| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 19:17:1 ⧉וַיְהִי֩vayehi{And} it happened Genesis 19:17:2 ⧉כְהוֹצִיאָ֨םkhehotsiamwhen they brought out Genesis 19:17:3 ⧉אֹתָ֜םotamthem Genesis 19:17:4 ⧉הַח֗וּצָהhakhutsaoutside Genesis 19:17:5 ⧉וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vayomer{And} he said Genesis 19:17:6 ⧉הִמָּלֵ֣טhimmaletescape Genesis 19:17:7 ⧉עַל־נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָalnafshekhafor your life Genesis 19:17:8 ⧉אַל־תַּבִּ֣יטaltabbitdo not look Genesis 19:17:9 ⧉אַחֲרֶ֔יךָakharekhabehind you Genesis 19:17:10 ⧉וְאַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֖דvealtaamodand do not stand Genesis 19:17:11 ⧉בְּכָל־הַכִּכָּ֑רbekholhakkikarin all the plain Genesis 19:17:12 ⧉הָהָ֥רָהhaharato the mountain Genesis 19:17:13 ⧉הִמָּלֵ֖טhimmaletescape Genesis 19:17:14 ⧉פֶּן־תִּסָּפֶֽה׃pentissafelest you be swept away |
| 17. Formal Translation And it came to pass, as he brought them outside, he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stop anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountain, lest you be destroyed.” |
| 17. Dynamic Translation When they had brought them out, he said, “Run for your life! Do not look back, and do not pause anywhere in the valley. Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!” |