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He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet he strongly urged them, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Yet he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Yet he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet he pressed them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he made a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />However, Lot strongly urged them, so they turned aside and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them [with wine], and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But he urged them so strongly that they followed him and went into his house. He prepared a feast and baked unleavened bread for them, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But he urged them so strongly that they followed him and went into his house. He prepared a feast and baked unleavened bread for them, and they ate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But Lot kept insisting, until they finally agreed and went home with him. He quickly baked some bread, cooked a meal, and they ate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But he insisted so strongly that they came with him and went into his home. He prepared a special dinner for them, baked some unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He kept on urging them, and finally they went with him to his house. Lot ordered his servants to bake some bread and prepare a fine meal for the guests. When it was ready, they ate it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Lot kept urging them strongly, so they turned aside and entered his house. He prepared a festival and baked unleavened flat bread for them, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But he urged them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But he urged them so strongly that they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he urged them greatly; and they turned in to him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he presses on them greatly, and they turn aside to him, and come into his house; and he makes a banquet for them, and has baked unleavened things; and they eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he presseth on them greatly, and they turn aside unto him, and come in unto his house; and he maketh for them a banquet, and hath baked unleavened things; and they do eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will press upon them greatly; and they will turn aside to him, and they will come in to his house; and he will make to them a drinking, and he baked unleavened loaves, and they will eat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He pressed them very much to turn in unto him: and when they were come in to his house, he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread and they ate: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He pressed them very much to turn aside to him. And when they had entered his house, he made a feast for them, and he cooked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He urged them so strongly, however, that they turned aside to his place and entered his house. He prepared a banquet for them, baking unleavened bread, and they dined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But he urged them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But Lot urged them greatly; and they turned in to him and entered into his house; and he made them a feast and baked unleavened cakes and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Lot urged them greatly, and they turned aside to him and they entered his house, and he made them drink, and he baked unleavened bread for them and they ate.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he constrained them, and they turned aside to him, and they entered into his house, and he made a feast for them, and baked unleavened cakes for them, and they did eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Lot Welcomes the Angels</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.” <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6484.htm" title="6484: way·yip̄·ṣar- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To push, press. A primitive root; to peck at, i.e. stun or dull.">But Lot insisted</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">so strongly</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: way·yā·su·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">that they followed</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">his house.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He prepared</a> <a href="/hebrew/4960.htm" title="4960: miš·teh (N-ms) -- A feast, drink. From shathah; drink, by implication, drinking; also a banquet or feast.">a feast</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">for them</a> <a href="/hebrew/644.htm" title="644: ’ā·p̄āh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To bake. A primitive root; to cook, especially to bake.">and baked</a> <a href="/hebrew/4682.htm" title="4682: ū·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Unleavened bread or cake. ">unleavened bread,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: way·yō·ḵê·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and they ate.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a></span><br />Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/19-20.htm">Judges 19:20-21</a></span><br />“Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.” / So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-29.htm">Luke 24:29-30</a></span><br />But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them. / While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">1 Peter 4:9</a></span><br />Show hospitality to one another without complaining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8-10</a></span><br />One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. / Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Acts 16:15</a></span><br />And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/3-2.htm">1 Timothy 3:2</a></span><br />An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">1 Kings 17:10-15</a></span><br />So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” / And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.” / But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-7.htm">Acts 28:7</a></span><br />Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-6.htm">1 Samuel 25:6-8</a></span><br />and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and to your house and to all that belongs to you. / Now I hear that it is time for shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel. / Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son David.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a></span><br />Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32</a></span><br />but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philemon/1-22.htm">Philemon 1:22</a></span><br />In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he pressed on them greatly; and they turned in to him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.</p><p class="hdg">pressed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8</a></b></br> And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where <i>was</i> a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And <i>so</i> it was, <i>that</i> as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/11-8.htm">Luke 11:8</a></b></br> I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/14-23.htm">Luke 14:23</a></b></br> And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel <i>them</i> to come in, that my house may be filled.</p><p class="hdg">a feast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6-8</a></b></br> And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead <i>it</i>, and make cakes upon the hearth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Genesis 21:8</a></b></br> And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the <i>same</i> day that Isaac was weaned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-29.htm">Luke 5:29</a></b></br> And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.</p><p class="hdg">unleavened.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6</a></b></br> And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead <i>it</i>, and make cakes upon the hearth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Exodus 12:15,39</a></b></br> Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Judges 6:19</a></b></br> And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought <i>it</i> out unto him under the oak, and presented <i>it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/18-8.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Bake</a> <a href="/daniel/2-43.htm">Baked</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-12.htm">Baking</a> <a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/genesis/18-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/12-14.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/revelation/19-18.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/genesis/18-8.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/12-15.htm">Insisted</a> <a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/genesis/18-8.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/philippians/1-23.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">Presseth</a> <a href="/genesis/18-8.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/2_john/1-5.htm">Request</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-19.htm">Strongly</a> <a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/genesis/18-33.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-8.htm">Unleavened</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-3.htm">Urged</a> <a href="/galatians/5-9.htm">Yeast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/24-54.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/exodus/16-23.htm">Bake</a> <a href="/genesis/40-17.htm">Baked</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-31.htm">Baking</a> <a href="/genesis/21-14.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/genesis/24-33.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/19-23.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/genesis/24-33.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/33-11.htm">Insisted</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/genesis/24-31.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/genesis/19-9.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/genesis/33-11.htm">Presseth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-31.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/genesis/19-21.htm">Request</a> <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Strongly</a> <a href="/genesis/21-32.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/genesis/27-44.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Unleavened</a> <a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Urged</a> <a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Yeast</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Lot entertains two angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Lot dwells in a cave.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.</a></span><br></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'; 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This cultural norm is seen throughout the Bible, such as in Abraham's hospitality to the three visitors in <a href="/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18</a>. Lot's urgency may also indicate his awareness of the city's wickedness and his desire to protect the visitors.<p><b>that they followed him into his house.</b><br>The act of bringing guests into one's home was a significant gesture of protection and honor. In the context of Sodom, a city known for its sinfulness, Lot's home becomes a place of refuge. This mirrors the concept of sanctuary, where God's people are called to be a light in dark places.<p><b>He prepared a feast for them</b><br>The preparation of a feast signifies respect and honor towards the guests. This act of generosity is reminiscent of the hospitality shown by Abraham in <a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6-8</a>. The feast symbolizes fellowship and communion, themes that are echoed in the New Testament, such as the Last Supper.<p><b>and baked unleavened bread,</b><br>Unleavened bread, often associated with haste, is significant in the biblical narrative. It is a precursor to the Passover meal in <a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Exodus 12:8</a>, symbolizing purity and separation from sin. This detail may foreshadow the impending judgment on Sodom and the urgency of the situation.<p><b>and they ate.</b><br>The act of eating together signifies acceptance and peace. In biblical times, sharing a meal was a covenantal act, indicating trust and relationship. This moment of fellowship contrasts with the later events in Sodom, highlighting the stark difference between Lot's hospitality and the city's wickedness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>A righteous man living in Sodom, Abraham's nephew, who shows hospitality to the visiting angels.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>A city known for its wickedness, where Lot resides.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/angels.htm">Angels</a></b><br>Divine messengers sent by God to Sodom to assess its wickedness and deliver Lot and his family.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot's_house.htm">Lot's House</a></b><br>The setting for the hospitality Lot extends to the angels, contrasting the wickedness of Sodom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/u/unleavened_bread.htm">Unleavened Bread</a></b><br>A simple meal prepared by Lot, symbolizing haste and purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_hospitality.htm">The Importance of Hospitality</a></b><br>Lot's insistence on hosting the angels demonstrates the biblical value of hospitality, even in a corrupt environment. Believers are called to extend kindness and generosity to others, reflecting God's love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness_in_a_wicked_world.htm">Righteousness in a Wicked World</a></b><br>Lot's actions contrast with the wickedness of Sodom, reminding Christians to maintain righteousness and integrity, even when surrounded by sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_unleavened_bread.htm">Symbolism of Unleavened Bread</a></b><br>The unleavened bread signifies purity and readiness. Believers should strive for purity in their lives and be prepared for God's interventions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_in_obedience.htm">Urgency in Obedience</a></b><br>Lot's insistence and the preparation of a simple meal reflect urgency. Christians should act promptly in obedience to God's commands and in service to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_a_full_moon.htm">What does the Bible mention about a full moon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ruth_fit_deut._23_3's_exclusion.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3 - How can the permanent exclusion of Ammonites and Moabites align with the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman in David's lineage?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">He pressed upon them greatly.</span>--This he did as knowing the licentiousness of the people; but the angels do not readily accept his hospitality, as they had done that of Abraham, because his character had deteriorated.<p><span class= "bld">Unleavened bread.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">thin cakes, </span>like those now eaten by the Jews at the Passover. They took little time in preparation, for which reason we find them also used by the witch of Endor (<a href="/1_samuel/28-24.htm" title="And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hurried, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:">1Samuel 28:24</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he pressed upon them greatly.</span> Being himself sincerely desirous to extend to them hospitality, and knowing well the danger to which they would be exposed from the violence and licentiousness of the townsmen. <span class="cmt_word">And they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a toast,</span> - <span class="accented">mishteh</span>, from <span class="accented">shathah</span>, to drink, is rightly rendered <span class="greek">πότον</span> (LXX.), a drink, or refreshing beverage (cf. <a href="/esther/5-6.htm">Esther 5:6</a>; <a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Esther 7:7</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and did bake unleavened bread</span> - literally, bread <span class="accented">of sweetness</span>, that is, bread not soured by leaven. The banquet was thus of the simplest kind, chiefly, it may be hoped, for the sake of dispatch. <span class="cmt_word">And they did eat.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But [Lot] insisted</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּפְצַר־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip̄·ṣar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6484.htm">Strong's 6484: </a> </span><span class="str2">To peck at, stun, dull</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so strongly</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that they followed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·su·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his house.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He prepared</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֤עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a feast</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(miš·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4960.htm">Strong's 4960: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and baked</span><br /><span class="heb">אָפָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_644.htm">Strong's 644: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cook, to bake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unleavened bread,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַצּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4682.htm">Strong's 4682: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they ate.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·ḵê·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-3.htm">Genesis 19:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-3.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:3 He urged them greatly and they came (Gen. 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