Genesis 19:2
1 Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
3 But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
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.
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- BSB
- and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
- KJV
- And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
- WEB
- and he said, “See now, my lords, please come into your servant’s house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you can rise up early, and go on your way.” They said, “No, but we will stay in the street all night.”
- ASV
- and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant`s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
- DARBY
- and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and lodge, and wash your feet; and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will pass the night in the open place.
- BLB
- And he said, “Behold now, my lords, please, turn in to the house of your⁺ servant, and spend the night and wash your⁺ feet. And you⁺ may rise early and go on your⁺ way.” And they said, “No, for we will spend the night in the open square.”
- ÅB
- og sa: Dere herrer! Ta inn i deres tjeners hus og bli der inatt, og vask deres føtter! Så kan dere stå tidlig opp imorgen og dra videre. Men de sa: Nei, vi vil bli på gaten inatt.
- OTB
- Han sa: "Mine herrer, vennligst ta inn i deres tjeners hus for natten og vask føttene deres. Så kan dere stå opp tidlig og dra videre på veien." De sa: "Nei, vi vil tilbringe natten på torget."
- B1930
- og sa: I herrer! Ta inn i eders tjeners hus og bli der inatt, og tvett eders føtter! Så kan I stå tidlig op imorgen og dra videre. Men de sa: Nei, vi vil bli på gaten inatt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 18:4
Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
Read in contextLuke 24:28–29
As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
Read in contextHebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Read in contextActs 16:15
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
Read in contextJudges 19:17–21
When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”
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