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Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don&#8217t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> Look, I have two virgin daughters. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them as you wish. But please, leave these men alone, for they are my guests and are under my protection.” <a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Look, 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.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a> See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now look, I have two daughters who have not had relations with any man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you like; only do not do anything to these men, because they have come under the shelter of my roof.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now behold, I have two daughters who have not had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the shelter of my roof.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now behold, I have two daughters who have not had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the shelter of my roof.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now behold, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them what is good in your eyes; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the shelter of my roof.” <a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> See here, I have two daughters who have not known a man [intimately]; please let me bring them out to you [instead], and you can do as you please with them; only do nothing to these men, because they have in fact come under the shelter of my roof [for protection].” <a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Look, I’ve got two daughters who haven’t been intimate with a man. I’ll bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want to them. However, don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the protection of my roof.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Look, I&#8217ve got two daughters who haven&#8217t had sexual relations with a man. I&#8217ll bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want to them. However, don&#8217t do anything to these men, because they have come under the protection of my roof."&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> Behold now, I have two daughters that 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, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof. <a href="/cev/genesis/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I have two daughters who have never had sex. I'll bring them out, and you can do what you want with them. But don't harm these men. They are guests in my home." <a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof. <a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Look, I have two daughters who have never had sex. Why don't you let me bring them out to you? Do whatever you like with them. But don't do anything to these men, since I'm responsible for them." <a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> Look, I have two daughters who are still virgins. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want with them. But don't do anything to these men; they are guests in my house, and I must protect them." <a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> Look here, I have two daughters who are virgins. Let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them whatever you wish, only don't do anything to these men, because they're here under my protection." <a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Look, 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.? <a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a> Look, I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. Only don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof." <a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only do not do anything to these men, because they have come under the protection of my roof." <a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out to you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only to these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. <a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a> See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> now behold, I have two daughters who have not known anyone; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them as [is] good in your eyes; only do nothing to these men, for therefore they have come in within the shadow of my roof.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> lo, I pray you, I have two daughters, who have not known any one; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do to them as is good in your eyes; only to these men do not anything, for therefore have they come in within the shadow of my roof.' <a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold now, to me two daughters who have not known man'; now I will bring them forth to you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only to these men ye shall not do any thing; for, for this they came in the shadow of my city.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I have two daughters who as yet have not known man : I will bring them out to you, and abuse you them as it shall please you, so that you do no evil to these men, because they are come in under the shadow of my roof. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I have two daughters who as yet have not known man. I will bring them out to you; abuse them as it pleases you, provided that you do no evil to these men, because they have entered under the shadow of my roof.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a> I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with men. Let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Look, I have two daughters who have not known a man; let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please; only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold now, I have two daughters who have, not known man; let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you please; only to these men do nothing; for they have come under the protection of my roof. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold I have two daughters that not have known a man; I shall bring them out to you, and do to them just as is good in your eyes, only do nothing to these men, for they have entered the shade of my city.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Behold now, I have two daughters that 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; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.' <a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But I have two daughters, who have not known a man. I will bring them out to you, and do ye use them as it may please you, only do not injury to these men, to avoid which they came under the shelter of my roof. <a href="/parallel/genesis/19-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4068" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Lot Welcomes the Angels</a> …7“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing! 8<a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Look,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">I have</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇā·nō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">have never</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">slept with</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ’ō·w·ṣî·’āh- (V-Hifil-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">Let me bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·hen (DirObjM:: 3fp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and you can do</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hen (Prep:: 3fp) -- ">to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: kaṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Prep-k, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">as you please.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 2mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="7535: raq (Adv) -- The same as raq as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">do</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/411.htm" title="411: hā·’êl (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. A demonstrative particle these or those.">to these</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: lā·’ă·nā·šîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">they have come</a> <a href="/hebrew/6738.htm" title="6738: bə·ṣêl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A shadow. From tsalal; shade, whether literal or figurative.">under the protection</a> <a href="/hebrew/6982.htm" title="6982: qō·rā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A rafter, beam. Or qorah; from quwr; a rafter; by implication, a roof.">of my roof.”</a> 9“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/judges/19-24.htm">Judges 19:24</a> Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.” <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22-30</a> While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!” / The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage. / Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.” ... <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Deuteronomy 22:25-27</a> But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die. / Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him. / When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. <a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Leviticus 18:22</a> You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination. <a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Leviticus 20:13</a> If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26-27</a> For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. / Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">2 Peter 2:7-8</a> and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a> In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. <a href="/matthew/10-14.htm">Matthew 10:14-15</a> And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. / Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a> Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen. <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a> The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a> Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9-10</a> We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching <a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a> But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out to you, and do you to them as is good in your eyes: only to these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.I have.<a href="/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22</a> And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.let.<a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">Genesis 19:31-38</a> And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: … <a href="/genesis/42-37.htm">Genesis 42:37</a> And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.<a href="/judges/19-24.htm">Judges 19:24</a> Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.therefore.<a href="/genesis/18-5.htm">Genesis 18:5</a> And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.<a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Judges 9:15</a> And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.<a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a> Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/11-25.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/genesis/18-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/18-5.htm">Forasmuch</a> <a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-13.htm">Inasmuch</a> <a href="/genesis/19-7.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/6-16.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/genesis/16-6.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/james/1-17.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/genesis/16-4.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/genesis/16-6.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/genesis/20-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Forasmuch</a> <a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/38-26.htm">Inasmuch</a> <a href="/genesis/19-18.htm">Please</a> <a href="/exodus/35-11.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/genesis/20-15.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/genesis/26-10.htm">Slept</a> <a href="/genesis/24-16.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 19</div>1. <a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Lot entertains two angels.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.</a> 12. <a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.</a> 24. <a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.</a> 26. <a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.</a> 29. <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Lot dwells in a cave.</a> 31. <a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. This phrase highlights the cultural importance of virginity and purity in ancient times, particularly in the context of marriage. Lot's offer of his daughters reflects the extreme measures he was willing to take to protect his guests, emphasizing the sacred duty of hospitality in the ancient Near East. This act also underscores the depravity of Sodom, as Lot felt compelled to offer his daughters to prevent a greater sin against his guests.Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. Lot's willingness to sacrifice his daughters is shocking and illustrates the moral decline of Sodom, as well as the complex ethical dilemmas faced by individuals in a fallen world. This phrase can be compared to the story of the Levite and his concubine in <a href="/judges/19.htm">Judges 19</a>, where similar themes of hospitality, protection, and moral corruption are present. It also raises questions about the value of women in ancient societies and the lengths to which one might go to uphold social customs.But do not do anything to these men, Lot's plea underscores the importance of protecting guests, who were considered sacred under one's roof. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern custom of hospitality, where the host was responsible for the safety and well-being of their guests. The protection of guests is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in the story of Abraham entertaining angels in <a href="/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18</a>.for they have come under the protection of my roof.” The phrase highlights the inviolable nature of hospitality in the ancient world. Once someone entered a home, they were under the host's protection, a concept deeply ingrained in the culture of the time. This protection is seen as a moral obligation, and Lot's insistence on safeguarding his guests, even at great personal cost, reflects the seriousness with which this duty was regarded. This concept of protection can be seen as a type of Christ, who offers refuge and safety to those who come to Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a> Nephew of Abraham, residing in Sodom. He is the central figure in this passage, attempting to protect his guests. 2. <a href="/topical/l/lot's_daughters.htm">Lot's Daughters</a> Unmarried and living with Lot in Sodom. They are offered by Lot to the men of the city. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_men_of_sodom.htm">The Men of Sodom</a> The inhabitants of the city who demand to have relations with Lot's guests. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_angels.htm">The Angels</a> Visitors to Sodom, appearing as men, who are under Lot's protection. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a> A city known for its wickedness, ultimately destroyed by God due to its sinfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_hospitality.htm">The Importance of Hospitality</a> In ancient cultures, hospitality was a sacred duty. Lot's actions, though troubling, reflect the extreme measures taken to protect guests. <a href="/topical/m/moral_compromise.htm">Moral Compromise</a> Lot's offer of his daughters reveals the moral compromise he was willing to make. It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of living in a corrupt environment. <a href="/topical/t/the_protection_of_the_innocent.htm">The Protection of the Innocent</a> The passage challenges us to consider how we protect the vulnerable in our communities, emphasizing the need for righteous action. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_context_and_moral_dilemmas.htm">Cultural Context and Moral Dilemmas</a> Understanding the cultural context of the time can help us navigate complex moral dilemmas today, encouraging us to seek God's wisdom in difficult situations. <a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_mercy.htm">God's Judgment and Mercy</a> The account of Sodom and Gomorrah is a reminder of God's judgment on sin but also His mercy in rescuing Lot and his family.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 19</a> <a href="/q/how_to_preach_the_gospel_wordlessly.htm">Why is Lot considered righteous in biblical texts?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_lot_offer_his_daughters.htm">If Genesis 19:8 is taken at face value, why would Lot offer his daughters to the mob instead of protecting them? </a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_'sons_of_god'_in_gen_6_1-4.htm">Who were the 'sons of God' in Genesis 6:1-4?</a> <a href="/q/explain_lot's_daughters'_actions_morally.htm">How do we explain the moral implications and consistency with the rest of Scripture regarding Lot's daughters' actions in Genesis 19:30-38?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) I have two daughters.--It is plain from <a href="/judges/19-24.htm" title="Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble you them, and do with them what seems good to you: but to this man do not so vile a thing.">Judges 19:24</a> that this proposal was not viewed in old time with the horror which it seems to deserve. Granting with St. Ambrose that it was the substitution of a smaller for a greater sin, and with St. Chrysostom that Lot was bound by the laws of hospitality to do his utmost to protect his guests, yet he was also bound as a father equally to protect his daughters to the last extremity: and if men might substitute smaller for greater sins, they would have an excuse for practising every form of wickedness. The difficulty arises from the high character given of Lot by St. Peter (<a href="/context/2_peter/2-7.htm" title="And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:">2Peter 2:7-8</a>): but Lot was righteous only relatively; and though his soul was daily vexed by what he saw, it was not vexed enough to make him quit such evil surroundings, and return to the healthy and virtuous life of the mountains. And, when finally he sought refuge in them, as it was not of his own free will, but on compulsion (<a href="/genesis/19-30.htm" title="And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelled in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelled in a cave, he and his two daughters.">Genesis 19:30</a>), he found there no peace, but shared, even if unknowingly, in deeds of horrible lust. The warning of his fall is, that men who part with religious privileges for the sake of worldly advantage are in danger of sinking into moral degradation, and of losing, with their faith and hope, not only their self-respect and happiness, but even that earthly profit for the sake of which they sacrificed their religion.Unto these men.--The form of the pronoun is archaic, and occurs again in <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm" title="And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground.">Genesis 19:25</a>. It is found in a few other places in the Pentateuch, but never elsewhere.For therefore, &c. . . . --Comp. <a href="/genesis/18-5.htm" title="And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort you your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are you come to your servant. And they said, So do, as you have said.">Genesis 18:5</a>. . . . <a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Look, הִנֵּה־ (hin·nêh-) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! I have two שְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê) Number - fdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) daughters בָנ֗וֹת (ḇā·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter who אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that have never לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no slept with יָדְעוּ֙ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know a man. אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person Let me bring them אוֹצִֽיאָה־ (’ō·w·ṣî·’āh-) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to you, אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to and you can do וַעֲשׂ֣וּ (wa·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make to them לָהֶ֔ן (lā·hen) Preposition | third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> whatever you want. כַּטּ֖וֹב (kaṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good But רַ֠ק (raq) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">Strong's 7535: </a> But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not do תַּעֲשׂ֣וּ (ta·‘ă·śū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make anything דָבָ֔ר (ḏā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause to these הָאֵל֙ (hā·’êl) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_411.htm">Strong's 411: </a> These, those men, לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים (lā·’ă·nā·šîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they have come בָּ֖אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go under the protection בְּצֵ֥ל (bə·ṣêl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6738.htm">Strong's 6738: </a> A shadow of my roof.? קֹרָתִֽי׃ (qō·rā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6982.htm">Strong's 6982: </a> A rafter, a roof <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/19-8.htm">Genesis 19:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/19-8.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:8 See now I have two virgin daughters (Gen. 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