Gen 19:2 | NET2full | STEP | He said , “ Here , my lords , please turn aside to your servant’s house . Stay the night and wash your feet . Then you can be on your way early in the morning .” “ No ,” they replied , “we’ll spend the night in the town square .”

‏ Genesis 19:2

2 He said, “Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night ^{▼▼tn The imperatives have the force of invitation.} and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.” ^{▼▼tn These two verbs form a verbal hendiadys: “you can rise up early and go” means “you can go early.”} “No,” they replied, “we’ll spend the night in the town square.” ^{▼▼sn The town square refers to the wide street area at the gate complex of the city.}