Genesis 19:8
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Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
In other translations
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
Hebrew words
הִנֵּה־hineh-here!H2009נָאna'pleaseH4994לִיli[belong] to <the> meשְׁתֵּיsheteitwoH8147בָנוֹתvanotdaughtersH1323אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808יָדְעוּyade'uthey have knownH3045אִישׁ'isha manH376אוֹצִיאָה־'otzi'ah-let me bring outH3318נָּאna'pleaseH4994אֶתְהֶן'ethen<obj.> themH853אֲלֵיכֶם'aleikhemto youH413וַעֲשׂוּva'asuand doH6213לָהֶןlahento <the> themכַּטּוֹבkatovaccording to the goodH2896בְּעֵינֵיכֶםbe'eineikhemin view yourH5869רַקrakonlyH7535לָאֲנָשִׁיםla'anashimto the menH582הָאֵלha'el<the> theseH411אַל־'al-may notH408תַּעֲשׂוּta'asuyou doH6213דָבָרdavaranythingH1697כִּי־ki-forH3588עַל־'al-sinceH5921כֵּןken<thus>H3651בָּאוּba'uthey have comeH935בְּצֵלbetzelin [the] shadow ofH6738קֹרָתִי׃koratiroof myH6982
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