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Genesis 19

Genesis 19:4

Lot Welcomes the Angels · Genesis 19:1–11
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Translations

Modern
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
Traditional
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
Literal
And before they lay down, the men of the city—the men of Sodom—encricled the house, from young to old, all the people from the end.
Latin
Prius autem quam irent cubitum, viri civitatis vallaverunt domum a puero usque ad senem, omnis populus simul.

Original

Hebrew
English
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.

Notes

Genesis 19:4–5

The evil actions of the men of the city were matched by the hypocrisy of Lot (19:6–9). The men acted in a wicked and violent way toward Lot’s visitors. Lot tried to protect his guests. However, he offered his daughters to the crowd instead. This action showed serious moral failure.

Genesis 19:1–14

The two angels who were with the Lord at Mamre (compare 18:2, 22) went on to Sodom. They knew the people there were very wicked. Even though Lot welcomed them, they first chose to stay in the public square instead of going into his house.

Genesis 19:1–38

The Canaanites were evil people who tried to corrupt others. God judged their immoral civilization and warned others not to be like them. It was difficult to get Lot and his family out of Sodom. But it was even more difficult to remove Sodom's influence from them.

This chapter helped later Israelites understand the moral and spiritual dangers of the people living in and around the promised land. This included the Canaanites and Lot’s descendants, the Moabites and the Ammonites (see Numbers 22–25; Deuteronomy 23:3–6; Joshua 24:9; Judges 10:7–9; 11:4–5; 1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Kings 11:1–3; 2 Kings 24:2).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Lot Symbolic Numbers

Events

Parallels

Judges 19:1–30

Places

Sodom: Wicked city destroyed by God for its sins

Glossary

Abraham Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Cities of the Plain Dead Sea Ebla Tablets Ezekiel, Book of Genesis, Book of Gomorrah Hospitality Jude, Letter of Lot Patriarchs, Period of the Peter, Second Letter of Sodom and Gomorrah

Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Appearances of To Lot, in Sodom Angel (A Spirit): Execute Judgments Upon the Wicked Hospitality: Lot to the Angel Sodom: Destroyed on Account of the Wickedness of the People Sodom: Wickedness of the Inhabitants of Sodomites: Wickedness of