Genesis 19
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 19:4-11

4Before they lay down, 1the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people 2from every quarter; 5and they called to Lot and said to him, “3Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may 4have 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, 5I have two daughters who have not 6had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them 7whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the 8shelter of my roof.” 9But they said, “Stand aside.” Furthermore, they said, “This one came in 9as an alien, and already 10he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them.” So they pressed hard against 11Lot and came near to break the door. 10But 12the men reached out their 13hands and brought Lot into the house 14with them, and shut the door. 1115They 16struck 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 19:4 Gen 13:13; 18:20 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 19:4 Or without exception; lit from every end ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 19:5 Lev 18:22; Judg 19:22 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 19:5 I.e. have intercourse ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 19:8 Judg 19:24 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 19:8 I.e. had intercourse ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 19:8 Lit as is good in your sight ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 19:8 Lit shadow ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 19:9 Lit to sojourn ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 19:9 Ex 2:14 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 19:9 Lit the man, against Lot ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 19:10 Gen 19:1 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 19:10 Lit hand ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 19:10 Lit to ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 19:11 Deut 28:28, 29; 2 Kin 6:18; Acts 13:11 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 19:11 Lit smote ↩

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