Gen 19:2-3, Judg 19:15, 20-21, Job 31:17-18, Isa 58:7, Mat 25:35, 40, 44-45 | TSK | STEP | turn. wash. Nay.Instead of lo, nay, some MSS. have lo, to him. "And they said unto him, for we lodge in the street;" where, nevertheless, the negation is understood. Knowing the disposition of the inhabitants, and appearing in the character of mere travellers, they preferred the open street to any house; but not yet willing to make themselves known, as Lot pressed them vehemently, and as they knew him to be a righteous man, they consented to take shelter under his hospitable roof.

Genesis 19:2-3

turn.

wash.

Nay.Instead of lo, nay, some MSS. have lo, to him. "And they said unto him, for we lodge in the street;" where, nevertheless, the negation is understood. Knowing the disposition of the inhabitants, and appearing in the character of mere travellers, they preferred the open street to any house; but not yet willing to make themselves known, as Lot pressed them vehemently, and as they knew him to be a righteous man, they consented to take shelter under his hospitable roof.

Jud 19:17-21; Lu 24:28,29; Ac 16:15

pressed.

2Ki 4:8; Lu 11:8; 14:23; 24:28,29; 2Co 5:14

a feast.

18:6-8; 21:8; Lu 5:29; Joh 12:2; Heb 13:2

unleavened.

18:6; Ex 12:15,39; Jud 6:19; 1Sa 28:24; 1Co 5:8

Judges 19:15

no man.There was probably no inn, or house of public entertainment in this place; and therefore they could not have a lodging unless furnished by mere hospitality. But these Benjamites seem to have added to their other vices, avarice and inhospitality, like the inhabitants of Akoura in mount Lebanon, mentioned by Burckhardt.

18; Ge 18:2-8; 19:2,3; Mt 25:35,43; Heb 13:2

Judges 19:20-21

Peace be.

6:23; Ge 43:23,24; 1Sa 25:6; 1Ch 12:18; Lu 10:5,6; Joh 14:27

1Co 1:3

let all thy wants.Here was genuine hospitality: "Keep your bread and wine for yourselves, and your straw and provender for your asses; you may need them before you finish your journey: I will supply all your wants for this night; only do not lodge in the street."

Ro 12:13; Ga 6:6; Heb 13:2; Jas 2:15,16; 1Pe 4:9; 1Jo 3:18

lodge not.

Ge 19:2,3; 24:31-33

So he brought.

Ge 24:32; 43:24

they washed.

Ge 18:4; 1Sa 25:41; 2Sa 11:8; Lu 7:44; Joh 13:4,5,14,15; 1Ti 5:10