# Lot went out

"So Lot left the house"

# his sons-in-law, the men who had promised to marry his daughters

The phrase "the men who had promised to marry his daughters" explains what "sons-in-law" means here. AT: "the men who were going to marry his daughters" or "his daughters' fiancés" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# When the morning dawned

"Just before the sun came up"

# Get going

"Go now"

# you are not swept away in the punishment of the city

This can be stated in active form. AT: "so Yahweh does not also destroy you when he punishes the people of this city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# not swept away in the punishment

God destroying the people of the city is spoken of as if a person were sweeping away dust. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# of the city

Here "city" stands for the people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/lot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sweep]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/punish]]