Gen 19 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom . When Lot saw them , he rose to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground .

Genesis 19

The Doom of Sodom

1 Now the ^atwo angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When ^bLot saw them, he rose to meet them and ^{▼▼ Lit bowed himself}bowed down with his face to the ground. 2 And he said, “Now behold, my lords, please turn aside into your servant’s house, and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” They said however, “No, but we shall spend the night in the square.” 3 Yet he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; ^dand he prepared a feast for them, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 4 Before they lay down, ^ethe men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people ^{▼▼ Or without exception; lit from every end}from every quarter; 5 and they called to Lot and said to him, ^g“Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may ^{▼▼ I.e. have intercourse}have relations with them.” 6 But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him, 7 and said, “Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly. 8 “Now behold, ⁱI have two daughters who have not ^{▼▼ I.e. had intercourse}had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them ^{▼▼ Lit as is good in your sight}whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the ^{▼▼ Lit shadow}shelter of my roof.” 9 But they said, “Stand aside.” Furthermore, they said, “This one came in ^{▼▼ Lit to sojourn}as an alien, and already ⁿhe is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them.” So they pressed hard against ^{▼▼ Lit the man, against Lot}Lot and came near to break the door. 10 But ^pthe men reached out their ^{▼▼ Lit hand}hands and brought Lot into the house ^{▼▼ Lit to}with them, and shut the door. 11 ^sThey ^{▼▼ Lit smote}struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the doorway.

12 Then the two men said to Lot, “Whom else have you here? A son-in-law, and your sons, and your daughters, and whomever you have in the city, bring them out of the place; 13 for we are about to destroy this place, because ^utheir outcry has become so great before the Lord that ^vthe Lord has sent us to destroy it.” 14 Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who ^{▼▼ Or had married; lit were taking}were to marry his daughters, and said, “Up, ^xget out of this place, for the Lord will destroy the city.” ^yBut he appeared to his sons-in-law ^{▼▼ Lit like one who was jesting}to be jesting.

15 When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the ^{▼▼ Or iniquity}punishment of the city.” 16 But he hesitated. So the men ^abseized his hand and the hand of his wife and the ^{▼▼ Lit hand}hands of his two daughters, for ^adthe compassion of the Lord was upon him; and they brought him out, and put him outside the city. 17 When they had brought them outside, ^{▼▼ Lit he}one said, ^af“Escape for your life! ^agDo not look behind you, and do not stay ^{▼▼ Lit in all the circle}anywhere in the ^aivalley; escape to ^ajthe ^{▼▼ Lit mountain}mountains, or you will be swept away.” 18 But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords! 19 “Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your lovingkindness, which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the ^{▼▼ Lit mountain}mountains, for the disaster will overtake me and I will die; 20 now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) ^{▼▼ Lit and my soul will live}that my life may be saved.” 21 He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this ^{▼▼ Lit thing}request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken. 22 “Hurry, escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the town was called ^{▼▼ I.e. small
,} ^apZoar.

23 The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar. 24 Then the Lord ^aqrained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven, 25 and ^arHe overthrew those cities, and all the ^{▼▼ Lit circle}valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. 26 But his wife, from behind him, ^atlooked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

27 Now Abraham arose early in the morning and went to ^authe place where he had stood before the Lord; 28 and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the ^{▼▼ Lit circle}valley, and he saw, and behold, ^awthe smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a ^{▼▼ Lit kiln}furnace.

29 Thus it came about, when God destroyed the cities of the ^{▼▼ Lit circle}valley, that ^azGod remembered Abraham, and ^basent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

Lot Is Debased

30 Lot went up from Zoar, and ^{▼▼ Lit dwelt
,} ^bcstayed in the ^{▼▼ Lit mountain}mountains, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to ^{▼▼ Lit dwell}stay in Zoar; and he ^{▼▼ Lit dwelt}stayed in a cave, he and his two daughters. 31 Then the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man ^{▼▼ Or in the land}on earth to ^bhcome in to us after the manner of the earth. 32 “Come, ^bilet us make our father drink wine, and let us lie with him that we may preserve ^{▼▼ Lit seed from our father}our family through our father.” 33 So they made their father drink wine that night, and the firstborn went in and lay with her father; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. 34 On the following day, the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father; let us make him drink wine tonight also; then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve ^{▼▼ Lit seed from our father}our family through our father.” 35 So they made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger arose and lay with him; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. 36 Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father. 37 The firstborn bore a son, and called his name ^blMoab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day. 38 As for the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the ^{▼▼ Heb Bene-Ammon}sons of ^bnAmmon to this day.