Bible Commentary

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. 9. Stand back ] LXX , … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:9”

Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. 8. forasmuch as ] R.V. marg. for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:8”

And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. They were brethren by community of nature and habitation; see Gen 9:5; 29:4; Lev 19:17; and so he calls them, if possibly he might sweeten and restrain them. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And said, I pray you, brethren,…. Not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:7”

And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, And Lot went out at the door unto them,…. At the door of his house: and shut the door after him; the door of the passage to his house, the courtyard door, for another word is here used; unless the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:6”

And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where [are] the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. Verse 5. Where are the men which came in to thee, c.] This account justifies the character given of this depraved people in the preceding … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:5”

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: 4. the men of the city ] The repulsive incident recorded in this passage ( Gen 19:4-11) contrasts the hospitable conduct of Lot with the gross … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:4”

And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. 3. he urged them greatly ] The gentle compulsion of Oriental courtesy. To let a stranger sleep out at night would be contrary … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:3”

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. 2. my lords ] adonai. The Massoretic … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:2”

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; 1. the two angels ] See Gen 18:22. It has been conjectured that the original text had here, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 19:1”

And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. 33. communing with ] i.e. “speaking to,” as in Gen 18:27 ; Gen 18:29 ; Gen 18:31. unto his place ] i.e. “the terebinths of Mamre” ( Gen 18:1), from which Abraham had gone … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 18:33”