Genesis 19:6
4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
5 They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”
Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.
7 “Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!
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.”
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
- Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.
- KJV
- And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
- WEB
- Lot went out to them through the door, and shut the door after himself.
- ASV
- And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.
- DARBY
- And Lot went out to them to the entrance, and shut the door after him,
- BLB
- And Lot went out to them through the doorway, and he shut the door behind him.
- ÅB
- Da gikk Lot ut til dem i døren og lukket den etter seg
- OTB
- Lot gikk ut til dem ved døren og lukket døren bak seg,
- B1930
- Da gikk Lot ut til dem i døren og lukket den efter sig
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 19:23
The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.
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