Genesis 19:16
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And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.
In other translations
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.
Hebrew words
וַיִּתְמַהְמָהּ׀vaiyitmahmahand he delayedH4102וַיַּחֲזִקוּvaiyachazikuand they took holdH2388הָאֲנָשִׁיםha'anashimthe menH582בְּיָדוֹbeyadoon hand hisH3027וּבְיַד־uveyad-and on [the] hand ofH3027אִשְׁתּוֹ'ishtowife hisH802וּבְיַדuveyadand on [the] hand ofH3027שְׁתֵּיshetei[the] twoH8147בְנֹתָיוvenotavdaughters hisH1323בְּחֶמְלַתbechemlatin [the] mercy ofH2551יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עָלָיו'alavtowards himH5921וַיֹּצִאֻהוּvaiyotzi'uhuand they brought out himH3318וַיַּנִּחֻהוּvaiyanichuhuand they placed himH5117מִחוּץmichutzfrom [the] outsideH2351לָעִיר׃la'irof the cityH5892
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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