OET interlinear GEN 19:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וַ⁠יְהִי֩ כְ⁠הוֹצִיאָ֨⁠ם אֹתָ֜⁠ם הַ⁠ח֗וּצָ⁠ה

and=he/it_was just,as,they_brought_out DOM=them to,the,outside

See how you translated brought in verse 16. Alternate translation: [As soon as the angels had led them outside the city]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as,they_brought_out DOM=them to,the,outside and=he/it_said flee on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in life_of,your not look behind,you and,do_not stop in=all the,valley to,the_hill,country flee lest swept_away )

Alternate translation: [one of them said to them] or [one of the angels said to Lot]

הִמָּלֵ֣ט עַל־נַפְשֶׁ֔⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as,they_brought_out DOM=them to,the,outside and=he/it_said flee on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in life_of,your not look behind,you and,do_not stop in=all the,valley to,the_hill,country flee lest swept_away )

Alternate translation: [Run for your lives!] or [Run to save your lives!]

אַל־תַּבִּ֣יט אַחֲרֶ֔י⁠ךָ

not (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as,they_brought_out DOM=them to,the,outside and=he/it_said flee on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in life_of,your not look behind,you and,do_not stop in=all the,valley to,the_hill,country flee lest swept_away )

Alternate translation: [Do not look behind you at Sodom] or [Do not look back at the city]

וְ⁠אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּ⁠כָל־הַ⁠כִּכָּ֑ר

and,do_not (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as,they_brought_out DOM=them to,the,outside and=he/it_said flee on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in life_of,your not look behind,you and,do_not stop in=all the,valley to,the_hill,country flee lest swept_away )

This plain or valley was a wide, flat area between mountains. See how you translated plain in Genesis 13:10–12. Alternate translation: [and do not delay anywhere in the plain] or [and do not stop in the plain for any reason!]

הִמָּלֵ֖ט

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as,they_brought_out DOM=them to,the,outside and=he/it_said flee on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in life_of,your not look behind,you and,do_not stop in=all the,valley to,the_hill,country flee lest swept_away )

Alternate translation: [Hurry]

הָ⁠הָ֥רָ⁠ה

to,the_hill,country

The phrase to the mountains could mean: (1) “to the hills.” Alternate translation: [to that mountain range]; (2) “to that mountain.” Alternate translation: [to that mountain]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

פֶּן־תִּסָּפֶֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as,they_brought_out DOM=them to,the,outside and=he/it_said flee on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in life_of,your not look behind,you and,do_not stop in=all the,valley to,the_hill,country flee lest swept_away )

See how you translated this clause in verse 15. Alternate translation: [so that you will not be destroyed!] or [so that you will not die!]