Genesis 19:9

Genesis 19:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
• New International Version (NIV)“Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they said, "Stand back!" And they said, "This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them." Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door.

Context of Genesis 19:9

7and said, “Please, my brothers, don’t act wickedly. 8Look, I have two daughters who haven’t been intimate with a man. Please let me bring them out to you—do to them whatever is good in your eyes! However, do nothing to these men—since they have come under the protection of my roof.” “Get out of the way!” they said, and they said, “This one came as an outsider and dares to judge! Now we’ll treat you worse than them!” So they strongly pressed against the man, Lot, and moved in close to break the door down. 10But the men reached out their hands, brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. 11Then they struck the men at the doorway of the house with blindness—from youth to elderly—so that they gave up trying to find the doorway.

Genesis 19:9 word by word

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀ גֶּשׁ־הָ֗לְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ הָאֶחָ֤ד בָּֽא־לָגוּר֙ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט שָׁפ֔וֹט עַתָּ֕ה נָרַ֥ע לְךָ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ בָאִ֤ישׁ בְּלוֹט֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר הַדָּֽלֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Standנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• backהָֽ֫לְאָהhâle'âh · furtherH1973
• This oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• came inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to sojournגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• and he will needsשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• now will we deal worseרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• with thee, than with them. And they pressedפָּצַרpâtsar · to pressH6484
• soreמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• upon the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Lotלוֹטlôţ · LotH3876
• to breakשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the doorדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817

Cross-references for Genesis 19:9

• 1 Samuel 17:44The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, so I may give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.”
• 1 Samuel 25:17Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. But he is such a worthless fellow that no one can speak to him.”
• Proverbs 9:7Whoever corrects a scoffer is asking for insult. Whoever reproves a wicked man gets abuse.
• Isaiah 65:5who say, ‘Keep to yourself, don’t come to me, for I am holier than you!’ These are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day.
• Jeremiah 3:3Therefore showers have been withheld and there has been no spring rain. You have a harlot’s brazen look; you refuse to be ashamed.
• Jeremiah 6:15""Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at al ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among thos who fall; at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,"" says Adonai.
• Jeremiah 8:12Were they ashamed of the abomination they committed? No, not ashamed, not at all— they do not know how to blush! So they will fall among the fallen. At the time of their punishment they will be brought down.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Matthew 7:6“Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet, then turn and rip you to shreds.
• Genesis 13:12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the valley. And he moved his tent from place to place near Sodom.
• Exodus 2:14But the man answered, “Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Are you saying you’re going to kill me—just as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “For sure the deed had become known.”
• Acts 7:26So on the next day he appeared to them as they were fighting. He tried to reconcile them in shalom, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?’
• 2 Peter 2:7He rescued Lot, a righteous man deeply troubled by the shameless immorality of the wicked.
• Genesis 11:6Adonai said, “Look, the people are one and all of them have the same language. So this is what they have begun to do. Now, nothing they plan to do will be impossible.
• 1 Samuel 2:16If the man said to him, “Let them first burn the fat up as smoke, and then take as much as you desire,” he would reply, “No! But you must give it now—otherwise, I will take it by force.”
• Proverbs 14:16The wise fears and turns away from evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
• Proverbs 17:12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to deal with a fool in his folly.

Commentaries on Genesis 19:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And he will needs be a judge - So his sitting in the gate is perhaps a farther proof of his being there in a magisterial capacity, as some have supposed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-38Verses 1-38 - The Destruction of Sodom and Amorah 9. גשׁ־ gesh -hāl'âh “approach to a distant point,” stand back. 11. סנורים sanevērı̂ym “blindness,” affecting the mental more than the ocular vision. 37. מואב mô'āb Moab; מאב mē'āb “from a father.” בן־עמי ben -‛amı̂y Ben-ammi, “son of my people.” עמון ‛amôn Ammon, “of the people.” This chapter is the continuation and conclusion of the former. It records a part of God‘s strange work - strange…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The men of the city became enraged because Lot tried to stop their evil behavior. It was amazing to them that Lot would judge them, since he apparently had not done so before.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-381. there came two angels--most probably two of those that had been with Abraham, commissioned to execute the divine judgment against Sodom. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom--In Eastern cities it is the market, the seat of justice, of social intercourse and amusement, especially a favorite lounge in the evenings, the arched roof affording a pleasant shade.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 19:9

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Hospitality
• Obduracy (Hardness)
• Persecution
• Sodom
• Sodomites

In the dictionaries

• Lot
• Abraham
• Angel
• Cave
• Concerning
• Deal
• Escape
• Pillar
• Press
• Remember

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