# But he lingered

"But Lot hesitated" or "But Lot did not start to leave"

# So the men grabbed

"So the two men grabbed" or "So the angels grabbed"

# was merciful to him

"had compassion on Lot." Yahweh is described as being "merciful" because he was sparing the lives of Lot and his family instead of destroying them when he destroyed the people of Sodom for the wrong they had done.

