Genesis 19
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 19:1-11

1Now the 1two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When 2Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and 3bowed down with his face to the ground. 2And he said, “Now behold, my lords, please turn aside into your servant’s house, and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” They said however, “No, but we shall spend the night in the square.” 3Yet he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; 4and he prepared a feast for them, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 4Before they lay down, 5the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people 6from every quarter; 5and they called to Lot and said to him, “7Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may 8have relations with them.” 6But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him, 7and said, “Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly. 8Now behold, 9I have two daughters who have not 10had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them 11whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the 12shelter of my roof.” 9But they said, “Stand aside.” Furthermore, they said, “This one came in 13as an alien, and already 14he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them.” So they pressed hard against 15Lot and came near to break the door. 10But 16the men reached out their 17hands and brought Lot into the house 18with them, and shut the door. 1119They 20struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the doorway.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 19:1 Gen 18:2, 22 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 19:1 Gen 18:2-5 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 19:1 Lit bowed himself ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 19:3 Gen 18:6-8 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 19:4 Gen 13:13; 18:20 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 19:4 Or without exception; lit from every end ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 19:5 Lev 18:22; Judg 19:22 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 19:5 I.e. have intercourse ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 19:8 Judg 19:24 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 19:8 I.e. had intercourse ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 19:8 Lit as is good in your sight ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 19:8 Lit shadow ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 19:9 Lit to sojourn ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 19:9 Ex 2:14 ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 19:9 Lit the man, against Lot ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 19:10 Gen 19:1 ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 19:10 Lit hand ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 19:10 Lit to ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 19:11 Deut 28:28, 29; 2 Kin 6:18; Acts 13:11 ↩
  20. 20. Genesis 19:11 Lit smote ↩

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