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When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. <a href="/nlt/genesis/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting there, and when he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed with his face to the ground. <a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth <a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, <a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a> And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; <a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a> Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he stood up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. <a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them and rose to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. <a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It was evening when the two angels came to Sodom. Lot was sitting at Sodom’s [city] gate. Seeing them, Lot got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. <a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The two angels entered Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in Sodom’s gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed with his face to the ground <a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The two angels entered Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting at Sodom&#8217s gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed with his face to the ground <a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth; <a href="/cev/genesis/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> That evening, while Lot was sitting near the city gate, the two angels arrived in Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up, bowed down low, <a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth; <a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed with his face touching the ground. <a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> When the two angels came to Sodom that evening, Lot was sitting at the city gate. As soon as he saw them, he got up and went to meet them. He bowed down before them <a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> The two angels entered Sodom at sunset while Lot was sitting in the gate area of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up, greeted them, bowed low with his face to the ground, <a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, <a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a> The two angels came to Sodom in the evening while Lot was sitting in the city's gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face toward the ground. <a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth, <a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And there came two angels to Sodom at evening; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot seeing them, rose to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face towards the ground; <a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a> The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And two of the messengers come toward Sodom at evening, and Lot is sitting at the gate of Sodom, and Lot sees, and rises to meet them, and bows himself—face to the earth, <a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And two of the messengers come towards Sodom at even, and Lot is sitting at the gate of Sodom, and Lot seeth, and riseth to meet them, and boweth himself -- face to the earth, <a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And two messengers shall come to Sodom in the evening; and Lot will sit in the gate of Sodom; and Lot will see, and will rise up to meet them, and will bow himself with the face to the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the two angels came to Sodom ii in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of the city. And seeing them, he rose up and went to meet them: and worshipped prostrate to the ground, <a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the two Angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the gate of the city. And when he had seen them, he rose up and went to meet them. And he reverenced prone on the ground. <a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a> The two angels reached Sodom in the evening, as Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to greet them; and bowing down with his face to the ground, <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed down with his face to the ground.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> AND there came two angels to Sodom in the evening; and Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; <a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And two Messengers came to Sadom in the evening, and Lot sat at the gate of Sadom, and Lot saw them and stood to meet them, and he bowed on his face on the ground.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth; <a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshipped with his face to the ground, and said, <a href="/parallel/genesis/19-1.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=4008" 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> 1<a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">Now the two</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">angels</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.">arrived</a> <a href="/hebrew/5467.htm" title="5467: sə·ḏō·māh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- A Canaanite city near the Dead Sea. From an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea.">at Sodom</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: bā·‘e·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">in the evening,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3876.htm" title="3876: wə·lō·wṭ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Abraham's nephew. The same as lowt; Lot, Abraham's nephew.">and Lot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">was sitting</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: bə·ša·‘ar- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">in the gateway</a> <a href="/hebrew/5467.htm" title="5467: sə·ḏōm (N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city near the Dead Sea. From an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea.">of the city.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3876.htm" title="3876: lō·wṭ (N-proper-ms) -- Abraham's nephew. The same as lowt; Lot, Abraham's nephew.">When Lot</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">he got up</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·rā·ṯām (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to meet them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: way·yiš·ta·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">bowed</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pa·yim (N-md) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">facedown,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·rə·ṣāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> 2and 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.”…<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="/genesis/18-2.htm">Genesis 18:2</a> And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. <a href="/genesis/18-22.htm">Genesis 18:22</a> And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. <a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">Genesis 18:16</a> When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off. <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Genesis 13:12-13</a> Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom. / But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD. <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1</a> Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a> And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a> Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, / I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.” <a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Genesis 14:12</a> They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom. <a href="/genesis/18-33.htm">Genesis 18:33</a> When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home. <a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a> Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a> if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / 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="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-29</a> It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;And there came two angels.<a href="/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18</a> And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:<a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Genesis 19:22</a> Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.<a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1-3,22</a> And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; … rose.<a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1-5</a> And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; … <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32</a> The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.<a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a> Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.bowed.<a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Genesis 18:2</a> And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/22-6.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/3_john/1-3.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-11.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/genesis/17-17.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/revelation/21-21.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/acts/12-13.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/14-16.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Nightfall</a> <a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/genesis/18-26.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/genesis/18-22.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/genesis/18-33.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/genesis/23-7.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/19-23.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-11.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/genesis/19-13.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/50-18.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/genesis/33-4.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Gateway</a> <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/19-6.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Nightfall</a> <a href="/genesis/19-23.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/21-16.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/genesis/23-10.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/genesis/23-10.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/genesis/19-28.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Way</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'; 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The evening setting emphasizes the impending darkness, both literal and moral, that characterizes Sodom. Angels often appear in Scripture as messengers of God, bringing both judgment and salvation. Their presence foreshadows the divine judgment about to befall the city.and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city The gateway of a city in ancient times was a place of social and legal activity, where elders and leaders would gather to discuss matters of importance. Lot's presence there suggests he held a position of some influence or responsibility within Sodom, despite its notorious wickedness. This setting highlights the tension between Lot's righteous character and the corrupt environment he chose to inhabit.When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them Lot's immediate response to the angels' arrival indicates his hospitality and awareness of the dangers present in Sodom. His actions reflect the cultural importance of hospitality in the ancient Near East, where welcoming strangers was a sacred duty. Lot's recognition of the angels' significance contrasts with the city's general moral blindness.bowed facedown Lot's gesture of bowing facedown is a sign of respect and reverence, acknowledging the angels' authority and possibly their divine nature. This act of humility is consistent with the biblical theme of recognizing and submitting to God's messengers. It also prefigures the reverence due to Christ, who is the ultimate messenger and embodiment of God's presence among humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/two_angels.htm">Two Angels</a> These are divine messengers sent by God. In the context of <a href="/bsb/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18</a>, they are on a mission to assess the wickedness of Sodom and execute judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a> A city known for its grave sinfulness and impending divine judgment. It serves as a backdrop for the events that unfold in <a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>. 3. <a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a> Abraham's nephew, who chose to live in Sodom. His presence at the city gate suggests a position of some influence or authority within the city. 4. <a href="/topical/c/city_gateway.htm">City Gateway</a> In ancient times, the city gate was a place of commerce, legal transactions, and social gatherings. Lot's presence here indicates his integration into Sodom's society. 5. <a href="/topical/e/evening_arrival.htm">Evening Arrival</a> The timing of the angels' arrival sets the stage for the events of the night, highlighting the urgency and gravity of their mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_righteousness.htm">Hospitality and Righteousness</a> Lot's immediate response to the angels demonstrates the importance of hospitality, a key virtue in biblical times. It also reflects his righteousness amidst a corrupt society. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_a_sinful_world.htm">Living in a Sinful World</a> Lot's position in Sodom challenges believers to consider how to live righteously in a world that often opposes God's standards. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a> The arrival of the angels signifies impending judgment but also offers a chance for deliverance, reminding us of God's justice and mercy. <a href="/topical/i/influence_and_compromise.htm">Influence and Compromise</a> Lot's integration into Sodom raises questions about the balance between influencing the world and being influenced by it.<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/can_angels_have_offspring.htm">Can angels have offspring?</a> <a href="/q/do_angels_possess_wings.htm">Do angels possess wings?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_angels_appear.htm">How do angels appear?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_lot's_wife_become_salt.htm">Why did Lot's wife turn into a pillar of salt?</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>XIX.(1) And there came two angels.--Heb., And the two angels came. It is a continuation of the preceding narrative, and takes up the history from <a href="/genesis/18-22.htm" title="And the men turned their faces from there, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.">Genesis 18:22</a>.Lot sat in the gate of Sodom.--He had therefore become a citizen of Sodom, probably after the deliverance from the Elamite invasion, when, as a relative of Abraham, he would be treated with great honour. This personal respect had made him close his eyes to the sinfulness of the people, and he had consented to live inside the town, and even to let its citizens marry his daughters. Meanwhile all intercourse between him and Abraham apparently had ceased, and he had lost all share in the covenant of circumcision.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - And there came two angels - literally, the two angels, i.e. the two men of the preceding chapter who accompanied Jehovah to Mature; οἱ δύο ἄγγελλοι (LXX.) - to Sodom at even (having left the tent of Abraham shortly after noon); and Lot - last heard of in the narrative as captured by the Asiatic kings, and delivered by his uncle (<a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Genesis 14:12, 16</a>) - sat in the gate of Sodom. שַׁעַר, from the idea of opening, signified the gateway or entrance of a camp (<a href="/exodus/32-26.htm">Exodus 32:26, 27</a>), of a palace (<a href="/esther/2-19.htm">Esther 2:19</a>), of a temple (<a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">Ezekiel 8:5</a>), of a land (<a href="/jeremiah/15-7.htm">Jeremiah 15:7</a>), or of a city (<a href="/joshua/2-7.htm">Joshua 2:7</a>). Corresponding to the ancient forum of the Romans, or agora of the Greeks, the city gate among the Hebrews was the customary place of resort for the settlement of disputes, the transaction of business, or the enjoyment of ordinary social intercourse (cf. <a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Deuteronomy 21:19</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/22-15.htm">Deuteronomy 22:15</a>; <a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Ruth 4:1</a>; <a href="/proverbs/31-23.htm">Proverbs 31:23</a>). It was probably an arch with deep recesses, in which were placed chairs for the judges or city magistrates, and seats or benches for the citizens who had business to transact. So Homer describes the Trojan elders as sitting at the Scaean gate (3. 148). In what capacity Lot was sitting in the gate is not narrated. That he was on the outlook for travelers on whom to practice the hospitality he had learned from his uncle (Peele, Calvin, Willet, Lange) is perhaps to form too high an ideal of his piety (Kalisch); while the explanation that he had been pro-meted to the dignity of one of the city judges, though not perhaps justified as an inference from Ver. 9, is not at all unlikely, considering his relationship to Abraham. And Lot seeing them (and recognizing them to be strangers by their dress and looks) rose up to meet them; - having not yet abandoned the practice of hospitality, or forgotten, through mingling with the Sodomites, the respectful courtesy which was due to strangers, since the writer adds - and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground (cf. <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Genesis 18:2</a>). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The two שְׁנֵ֨י (šə·nê) Number - mdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) angels הַמַּלְאָכִ֤ים (ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel entered וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go Sodom סְדֹ֙מָה֙ (sə·ḏō·māh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea in the evening, בָּעֶ֔רֶב (bā·‘e·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening and Lot וְל֖וֹט (wə·lō·wṭ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3876.htm">Strong's 3876: </a> Lot -- Abraham's nephew was sitting יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the gateway בְּשַֽׁעַר־ (bə·ša·‘ar-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate of [the city]. סְדֹ֑ם (sə·ḏōm) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea When Lot לוֹט֙ (lō·wṭ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3876.htm">Strong's 3876: </a> Lot -- Abraham's nephew saw them, וַיַּרְא־ (way·yar-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see he got up וַיָּ֣קָם (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand to meet them, לִקְרָאתָ֔ם (liq·rā·ṯām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way bowed וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ (way·yiš·ta·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> To depress, prostrate with his face אַפַּ֖יִם (’ap·pa·yim) Noun - md <a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire to the ground, אָֽרְצָה׃ (’ā·rə·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:1 The two angels came to Sodom at (Gen. 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