Parshas Vayeira 5785

It was an especially lively night in Sodom, where all the action converged at Lot's house. An angry mob gathered outside, trying to break down his door, outraged over his audacious act of showing hospitality to guests (who happened to be angels).
As the clock ticked toward impending doom, one of the angels turned to Lot, like a firefighter shouting up to a family in a burning high-rise, “Is there anyone else you know in the city we need to save? A son, a daughter… son-in-law?”
Lot stroked his beard thoughtfully, and then, as if suddenly remembering a relative he'd left off a wedding invite list, he said:
"Oh right! Actually, I _do_ have a couple of sons-in-law across town. On the corner of San Andreas and Pulaski."
“Well, I’m glad I asked!” said the angel, “Now go get them!”
Lot slipped out of his house, dodged the mob, and made his way to his daughter and son in laws’ house. He knocked on the door, and his son in law, (we’ll call him Gary) answered the door.
Lot had no time for pleasantries - “Gary! The city is going up in flames in a few hours - gather up the family, we need to go!”
But Gary just stood smugly against the doorpost- wearing what he surely thought was the height of autumnal fashion—a burnt orange sweater, earthy-toned plaid trousers, and sipping a large mug of pumpkin spice latte.
He feigned scared of Lot’s warning, like an older brother listening to his little brothers frantic zombie attack predictions.
"Oh, riiight," he drawled, "because clearly we're on the brink of divine destruction. I mean, just listen to that—" he paused dramatically as the Sodom Marching Band broke into a radio hit in the background, "—the sweet sound of impending doom.”Bwaaahaaa!!!”
Enter Lot’s daughter, stage left.
Gary caught her glance. “Sweetie, did you hear this, your Dad is _officially_ nuts - he was just saying that there’s gonna be this HUUGE destru-“
“I’m coming with you, Dad”, she said, softly but unequivocally, and started towards the mudroom to grab her coat.
Her decision had both Gary and Lot in shock.
As they waited for her to gather her essentials, this father and son-in-law shared what had to be the most uncomfortable thirty seconds in biblical history.
She returned, and Lot and his daughter walked down the front steps of the porch, leaving behind Gary —a man who not only flouted the word of Hashem, but who also made “Fall” his entire personality for three months of the year.
Good riddance.
As they walked home, Lot’s daughter turned to her father and said, "Dad, I know what I did wasn’t a 'wife of the year' move for Gary. But sometimes you have to choose between what's comfortable and what's right. And I chose to be faithful to the word of Hashem and not to scoff at Divine warnings."
The Ohr HaTargum says, that this entire narrative (slightly embellished by me) of Lot’s daughter’s decision to disobey her husband and join Lot to be saved, is not explicit in the passuk, but it is alluded to in one seemingly redundant word in the passuk, according to the way Onkelos, (an early 2nd century authoritative Aramaic translator and commentator) renders it.
When the angels commanded Lot and his family to actually begin to depart Sodom, the passuk says: “Get up and take your wife and your two daughters who are found…” (Bereishis 19:15)
The words “who are found” (Hanimtzaos) seems to be unnecessary; if they were on the angel’s roster of those leaving, isn’t it obvious that they were “found” there?
Onkelos, in addressing this seemingly redundant word, renders this word not in its literal sense of physically “being found”, but figuratively, to mean, “those who have been found faithful to you [Lot].”
Ohr HaTargum elaborates that Onkelos sees the word “Hanimtzaos” (who are found) as coming from the root word “motzoh”, a term used to describe finding something unexpectedly. In this context, Ohr HaTargum suggests, the “surprise” was that his not only were his betrothed daughters who lived at home faithful to the warning of destruction, but even his married daughter came, even though it came at the expense of defying her husband - something Lot did not see coming.
What can we take away from this? Throughout life, we can find ourselves in situations where we witness someone we admire doing something wrong. We tell ourselves that staying silent or “just going with it” is the best route, and it’s not worth “stirring the pot” over.
We might even _rationalize_ our inaction by thinking it would be disrespectful to speak up against an elder or superior. But Lot’s married daughter teaches us to stand strong and act according to what Hashem’s will is, no matter the consequences.
Who knows? It just might be your saving grace from being crushed by fire and brimstone.
Good Shabbos!

Many Rishonim learn "who are found" to be referring to Lot's betrothed daughters who remained with him in the house (and not to the married daughters in the city):

However, Onkelos' rendering leaves room for exploration:

Ohr HaTargum:

Incidentally, Beurei Onkelos learns Onkelos to be referring to his remaining betrothed daughters, like Rashi and Ibn Ezra.

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Lot had two daughters who were both married, and thus two son in laws.
(I found this difficult, since I suspect that at this point in time, he only had one living daughter based on a Pirkei DeReb Eliezer that says that one of his daughters was given the death penalty, presumably prior to this episode.
(However, this wouldn't fit with the word "Hanimtzaos" which is said in plural, which implies that two of his daughters came unexpectedly, Tzarich iyun.)

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Rabbi Thav had a haara on the Ohr HaTargum, that if they survived, why don't we hear anything about them in regards to the incident with the daughters of Lot in lying with their father?

Another question I had is that the very next passuk only mentions his two betrothed daughters but makes no mention of the married daughter(s) who were found.

Another difficulty with the Ohr HaTargum is that the word "Hanimtzaos" is darshined to be referring to two "metzios" Rus and Naomi. But they came from the union of the betrothed daughters. It is difficult to understand why a passuk referring to the married daughters of Lot is darshined to discuss the progeny of his union with his betrothed daughters. Tzarich iyun.