Genesis
Genesis 19:5–8
5They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”
6Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. 7“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing! 8Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
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Genesis 19:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They called out | וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ | way·yiq·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Lot | לוֹט֙ | lō·wṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3876 Lot |
| saying | וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Where | אַיֵּ֧ה | ’ay·yêh | Interrogative | H346 Where? |
| are the men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| came | בָּ֥אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to you tonight | אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Send them out | הוֹצִיאֵ֣ם | hō·w·ṣî·’êm | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| to us | אֵלֵ֔ינוּ | ’ê·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H413 motion to |
| so we can have relations | וְנֵדְעָ֖ה | wə·nê·ḏə·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H3045 know |
| with them | אֹתָֽם׃ | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
Genesis 19:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot | ל֖וֹט | lō·wṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3876 Lot |
| went | וַיֵּצֵ֧א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| outside | הַפֶּ֑תְחָה | hap·peṯ·ḥāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| to meet them | אֲלֵהֶ֛ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| shutting | סָגַ֥ר | sā·ḡar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| the door | וְהַדֶּ֖לֶת | wə·had·de·leṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1817 door |
| behind him | אַחֲרָֽיו׃ | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
Genesis 19:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please | נָ֥א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| my brothers | אַחַ֖י | ’a·ḥay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| he pleaded | וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| don’t | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| do such a wicked thing | תָּרֵֽעוּ׃ | tā·rê·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7489 be evil, bad |
Genesis 19:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I have | לִ֜י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| two | שְׁתֵּ֣י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| daughters | בָנ֗וֹת | ḇā·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1323 daughter |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| have never | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| slept with | יָדְעוּ֙ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| a man | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| Let me bring | אוֹצִֽיאָה־ | ’ō·w·ṣî·’āh- | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| them | אֶתְהֶן֙ | ’eṯ·hen | Direct object marker; third person feminine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to you | אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם | ’ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| and you can do | וַעֲשׂ֣וּ | wa·‘ă·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| to them | לָהֶ֔ן | lā·hen | Preposition; third person feminine plural | |
| as you please | כַּטּ֖וֹב | kaṭ·ṭō·wḇ | Preposition-k, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| But | רַ֠ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| do | תַּעֲשׂ֣וּ | ta·‘ă·śū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| anything | דָבָ֔ר | ḏā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| to these | הָאֵל֙ | hā·’êl | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H411 these, those |
| men | לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים | lā·’ă·nā·šîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they have come | בָּ֖אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| under the protection | בְּצֵ֥ל | bə·ṣêl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6738 shadow |
| of my roof | קֹרָתִֽי׃ | qō·rā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H6982 rafter, beam |
Cross-references
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Genesis 19:5 Judges 19:22 · Jude 1:7 · Isaiah 3:9 · Romans 1:26–27 · Leviticus 18:22 · 1 Corinthians 6:9 · Matthew 11:23–24 · Ezekiel 16:51 · 1 Timothy 1:10 · Ezekiel 16:49 · 2 Timothy 3:13 · Leviticus 20:13
Genesis 19:6 Judges 19:23
Genesis 19:8 Judges 19:24 · Genesis 19:31–38 · Genesis 18:5 · Mark 9:6 · Judges 9:15 · Romans 3:8 · Genesis 42:37 · Isaiah 58:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.