Genesis 19:10
8 Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
9 “Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
11 And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
12 Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
- KJV
- But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
- WEB
- But the men reached out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.
- ASV
- But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
- DARBY
- And the men stretched out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.
- BLB
- And the men stretched out their hands and pulled Lot with them into the house, and they shut the door.
- ÅB
- Da strakte mennene hånden ut og tok Lot inn til seg i huset og lukket døren.
- OTB
- Men mennene inne rakte ut hendene sine og dro Lot tilbake inn i huset, og lukket døren.
- B1930
- Da strakte mennene hånden ut og tok Lot inn til sig i huset og lukket døren.