OET interlinear GEN 19:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנֵּה־נָ֠א

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it_found servant_of,your graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,eyes_of,your and,you_have_made_great loyalty_of,your which/who you(ms)_have_done/made with=me by,preserving_alive DOM life_of,my and,I not I_can to,escape to,the_hill,country lest it,should_cling_to_me the,calamity and,I_will_die )

Lot is using the term Behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Listen to this please:] or [Please listen to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

מָצָ֨א עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֣ חֵן֮ בְּ⁠עֵינֶי⁠ךָ֒

he/it_found (Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it_found servant_of,your graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,eyes_of,your and,you_have_made_great loyalty_of,your which/who you(ms)_have_done/made with=me by,preserving_alive DOM life_of,my and,I not I_can to,escape to,the_hill,country lest it,should_cling_to_me the,calamity and,I_will_die )

The phrase “your servant” does not mean that Lot is actually a servant for the angels, but rather, it is a humble way for Lot to refer to himself and show respect to them. See how you translated that phrase in [verse 2](../19/02.md). Also see how you translated the idiom “found favor in … eyes” in Genesis [6:8](../06/08.md) and [18:3](../18/03.md). Alternate translation: [I, your servant, have been treated well by you] or [You have treated me kindly even though I am unimportant]

וְ⁠אָנֹכִ֗י לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ לְ⁠הִמָּלֵ֣ט הָ⁠הָ֔רָ⁠ה

and,I not I_can (Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it_found servant_of,your graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,eyes_of,your and,you_have_made_great loyalty_of,your which/who you(ms)_have_done/made with=me by,preserving_alive DOM life_of,my and,I not I_can to,escape to,the_hill,country lest it,should_cling_to_me the,calamity and,I_will_die )

See how you translated the mountains in [verse 17](../19/17.md). Alternate translation: [But I am not able to flee all the way to the hills] or [But there is no way that I can make it safely all the way to the hills] or [But the hills are too far away for me to make it there safely]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

פֶּן־תִּדְבָּקַ֥⁠נִי הָ⁠רָעָ֖ה וָ⁠מַֽתִּי

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! now he/it_found servant_of,your graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,eyes_of,your and,you_have_made_great loyalty_of,your which/who you(ms)_have_done/made with=me by,preserving_alive DOM life_of,my and,I not I_can to,escape to,the_hill,country lest it,should_cling_to_me the,calamity and,I_will_die )

The word disaster is talked about as if it could act in human ways. Consider whether or not it would be clear and natural to do that here in your language. Alternate translation: [before the disaster catches up with me and kills me] or [before the disaster strikes and kills me]