| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The verse unfolds as a series of wayyiqtol narrative verbs, beginning with vayip̄ṣar {וַיִּפְצַר | wayyip̄ṣar} “and he urged,” which conveys Lot’s pressing appeal. The adverb meōḏ {מְאֹד | məʾōḏ} “exceedingly” heightens the intensity. Compliance is shown by vayāsurū {וַיָּסֻרוּ | wayyāsurû} “and they turned aside” and vayyāḇōʾū {וַיָּבֹאוּ | wayyāḇōʾû} “and they came,” with directions given by ʾēlāw {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāw} “to him” and ʾel bētô {אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ | ʾel bētô} “to his house.” Hospitality is introduced by wayyaʿaś {וַיַּעַשׂ | wayyaʿaś} “and he made” plus the benefactive lāhem {לָהֶם | lāhem} “for them.” The noun miš-teh {מִשְׁתֵּה | miš-teh} “feast” combined with u-maṣṣōṯ {וּמַצּ֥וֹת | u-maṣṣōṯ} “and unleavened breads,” the verb ʾāp̄āh {אָפָה | ʾāp̄āh} “he baked,” and vayyōʾḵēlū {וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ | wayyōʾḵēלû} “and they ate” completes the narrative of provision. The English translation preserves the sequential momentum by smoothing the coordination of actions. |