King James Version
Genesis 19:1-8
1And there cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147angelsהַמַּלְאָכִ֤יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397to Sodomסְדֹ֙מָה֙se.Do.mahH5467at evenבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153;and Lotוְל֖וֹטve.LotH3876satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467:and Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876seeingוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200themrose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to meetH7125them; and he bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself with his faceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639toward the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776;
2And he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold now, my lordsאֲדֹנַ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,turn inס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493,I pray you, into your servant’sעַבְדְּכֶ֤ם'av.de.KhemH5650houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004,and tarry all nightוְלִ֙ינוּ֙ve.Li.nuH3885,and washוְרַחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םrag.lei.KhemH7272,and ye shall rise up earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖םve.hish.kam.TemH7925,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980on your waysלְדַרְכְּכֶ֑םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870.And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Nay; but we will abideH3885in the streetבָרְח֖וֹבva.re.ChovH7339all nightנָלִֽין׃na.LinH3885.
3And he pressedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484upon them greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966;and they turned inוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493unto him, and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;and he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213them a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960,and did bakeאָפָ֖ה'a.FahH644unleavened breadוּמַצּ֥וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682,and they did eatוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.
4But before they lay downיִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yish.ka.VuH7901,the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֨יve.'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892, eventhe menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,compassedH5437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundH5437,both oldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205and youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288,all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from every quarterמִקָּצֶֽה׃mi.ka.TzehH7097:
5And they calledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121unto Lotלוֹט֙lOtH3876,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Where arethe menהָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which came inבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to thee this nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915?bring them outהוֹצִיאֵ֣םho.tzi.'EmH3318unto us, that we may knowוְנֵדְעָ֖הve.ne.de.'AhH3045them.
8Behold now, I have twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֗וֹתva.NotH1323which have not knownיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;let me, I pray you, bring them outאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318unto you, and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213ye to them as isgoodכַּטּ֖וֹבka.TovH2896in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869:only unto theseהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH411menלָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤יםla.'a.na.ShimH582doתַּעֲשׂ֣וּta.'a.SuH6213nothingאַל־ דָבָ֔ר'al- da.VarH1697H408;for therefore cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935they under the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of my roofקֹרָתִֽי׃ko.ra.TiH6982.
Commentaries on Genesis 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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