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Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They shouted to Lot, “Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where <i>are</i> the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them <i>carnally.</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and they called to Lot and said to him, &#8220Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and they called out to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we may know them [intimately].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They called out to Lot and said, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have sex with them! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They called out to Lot and said, &#8220Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have sex with them!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men that came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and started shouting, "Where are your visitors? Send them out, so we can have sex with them!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to [stay with] you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They called out to Lot and asked, "Where are the men who came to stay with you tonight? Bring them out to us!" The men of Sodom wanted to have sex with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They called out to Lot and asked, "Where are the men who came to visit you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They called out to Lot, saying, ?Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They shouted to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They called to Lot, and said to him, "Where are the men who came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may have sex with them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men who came in to thee this night? bring them out to us, that we may know them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They called to Lot, and said to him, “Where are the men who came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may have sex with them.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they call to Lot and say to him, “Where [are] the men who have come to you tonight? Bring them out to us, and we know them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they call unto Lot and say to him, 'Where are the men who have come in unto thee to-night? bring them out unto us, and we know them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will call to Lot, and will say to him, Where the men which came to thee this night? bring them out to us and we shall know them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they called Lot, and said to him: Where are the men that came in to thee at night? bring them out hither that we may know them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they called out to Lot, and they said to him: “Where are the men who entered to you in the night? Bring them out here, so that we may know them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to your house tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have sexual relations with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, so that we may know them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they called to Lot and said to him, Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they called Lot and they said to him, “Where are the men who came to you in the night? Bring them out to us and we will know them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they called unto Lot, and said unto him: 'Where are the men that came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they called out Lot, and said to him, Where are the men that went in to thee this night? bring them out to us that we may be with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-5.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=4050" 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">4</span>Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">They called out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3876.htm" title="3876: lō·wṭ (N-proper-ms) -- Abraham's nephew. The same as lowt; Lot, Abraham's nephew.">Lot,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/346.htm" title="346: ’ay·yêh (Interrog) -- Where?. Prolonged from 'ay; where?.">“Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">are the men</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/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to you tonight?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: hal·lā·yə·lāh (Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣî·’êm (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">Send them out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- To, into, towards. ">to us</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·nê·ḏə·‘āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">so we can have relations</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">with them!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.…<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="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Leviticus 18:22</a></span><br />You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Leviticus 20:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26-27</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a></span><br />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)—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-17.htm">Deuteronomy 23:17</a></span><br />No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9-10</a></span><br />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<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-15.htm">Matthew 10:15</a></span><br />Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-30</a></span><br />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. / It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a></span><br />They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a></span><br />Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men which came in to you this night? bring them out to us, that we may know them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Leviticus 18:22</a></b></br> Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it <i>is</i> abomination.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Leviticus 20:13</a></b></br> If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood <i>shall be</i> upon them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22</a></b></br> <i>Now</i> as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, <i>and</i> beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/4-10.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/18-13.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/genesis/4-25.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/matthew/19-12.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Tonight</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm">To-Night</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/genesis/19-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/19-6.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/19-33.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/33-10.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/genesis/24-4.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/exodus/22-19.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">Tonight</a> <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">To-Night</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>They called out to Lot, saying,</b><br>This phrase indicates the urgency and boldness of the men of Sodom. The city of Sodom is historically known for its wickedness, as referenced in <a href="/genesis/13-13.htm">Genesis 13:13</a>. Lot, Abraham's nephew, chose to live in Sodom despite its reputation, which sets the stage for the events in this chapter. The calling out suggests a public confrontation, highlighting the lack of shame or restraint among the city's inhabitants.<p><b>“Where are the men who came to you tonight?</b><br>The men of Sodom are referring to the two angels who appeared as men and visited Lot. This question reveals their awareness of the visitors' presence, indicating a close-knit community where strangers are quickly noticed. The timing, "tonight," suggests that the events are unfolding under the cover of darkness, often associated with evil deeds in biblical literature (<a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a>).<p><b>Send them out to us</b><br>This demand reflects the aggressive and inhospitable nature of the Sodomites. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, hospitality was a sacred duty, and Lot's role as host would have included protecting his guests. The demand to send out the visitors violates this cultural norm and underscores the moral depravity of the city.<p><b>so we can have relations with them!”</b><br>This phrase is a euphemism for sexual relations, indicating the intent of the men of Sodom to commit acts of sexual violence. The Bible consistently condemns such behavior, and this incident is often cited as evidence of Sodom's sinfulness, which led to its eventual destruction (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a>). The New Testament references Sodom as an example of divine judgment against immorality (<a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a>). This event foreshadows the need for redemption and points to the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who offers salvation from sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>Nephew of Abraham, living in Sodom. He is a central figure in this account, representing a righteous man living in a corrupt city.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/men_of_sodom.htm">Men of Sodom</a></b><br>The inhabitants of Sodom who demonstrate their wickedness by demanding to have relations with Lot's guests, revealing the city's moral depravity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/angels.htm">Angels</a></b><br>The two visitors who came to Lot's house. They are divine messengers sent to assess the situation in Sodom and ultimately to rescue Lot and his family.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>A city known for its extreme wickedness and sinfulness, which ultimately leads to its destruction by God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/event.htm">Event</a></b><br>The attempted assault on Lot's guests, which serves as a catalyst for the divine judgment that follows.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin.htm">The Reality of Sin</a></b><br>The account starkly illustrates the depth of human depravity and the seriousness of sin. It serves as a warning against moral compromise and the normalization of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_mercy.htm">God's Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just in His judgment of Sodom, He is also merciful in rescuing Lot. This duality is a reminder of God's nature and His desire for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteousness.htm">The Importance of Righteousness</a></b><br>Lot's presence in Sodom highlights the impact a righteous person can have, even in a corrupt environment. Believers are called to be salt and light in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_protection.htm">Hospitality and Protection</a></b><br>Lot's actions in protecting his guests reflect the biblical value of hospitality and the responsibility to protect the vulnerable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_compromise.htm">The Consequences of Compromise</a></b><br>Lot's choice to live in Sodom, despite its wickedness, serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of compromising one's values for worldly gain.<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's_satan's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about men's roles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_homosexuality.htm">What does the Bible, including Jesus, say about homosexuality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'strange_flesh'_mean_biblically.htm">What does "strange flesh" mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'raised_with_christ'_mean.htm">What does the Bible say about monogamous same-sex relationships?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night?</span> Josephus supposes them to have been of beautiful countenances ('Ant.,' 1:11, 3), which excited the lust of the Sodomites, and caused them to assault Lot's house with shameful cries. <span class="cmt_word">Bring them out unto us, that we may know them</span>. The sin here euphemistically referred to (cf. <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22</a>) was exceedingly prevalent among the Canaanites (<a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Leviticus 18:22</a>) and other heathen nations (<a href="/romans/1-27.htm">Romans 1:27</a>). Under the law of Moses it was punishable by death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-5.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">They called out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</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">Lot,</span><br /><span class="heb">לוֹט֙</span> <span class="translit">(lō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3876.htm">Strong's 3876: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lot -- Abraham's nephew</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mə·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_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Where</span><br /><span class="heb">אַיֵּ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ay·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_346.htm">Strong's 346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the men</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֥אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you tonight?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second 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">Send them out</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹצִיאֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ṣî·’êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to us</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֵ֔ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<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">so we can have relations</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֵדְעָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nê·ḏə·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with them!”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:5 They called to Lot and said (Gen. 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