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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Lot went out to them at the doorway and shut the door behind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Lot went out of the doorway to the men, and shut the door after him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lot went out to them at the entrance and shut the door behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lot went out to them at the entrance and shut the door behind him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Lot went outside and shut the door behind him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Lot went outside and shut the door behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Lot went outside and closed the door behind him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Lot went outside to them, shut the door behind him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Lot went out to them at the entrance, and shut the door behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Lot went out at the door to them, and shut the door after him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Lot went out to them through the door, and shut the door after himself. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Lot goes out to them, to the opening, and the door has shut behind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Lot goeth out unto them, to the opening, and the door hath shut behind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Lot went forth to them to the entrance, and shut the door after him,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lot went out to them, and shut the door after him, and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Lot went out to them, and blocking the door behind him, he said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Lot went out to meet them at the entrance. When he had shut the door behind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Lot went out of the door to the men, shut the door after him,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Lot went out at the door to them; and he shut the door after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Lot went out to them at the door and he shut the door after him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Lot went out to them to the porch, and he shut the door after him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-6.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=4059" 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">5</span>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="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><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/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: hap·peṯ·ḥāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">outside</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to meet them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: sā·ḡar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">shutting</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: wə·had·de·leṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the door</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">behind him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!…<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/19-23.htm">Judges 19:23-24</a></span><br />The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage. / Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">2 Peter 2:7-8</a></span><br />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="/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="/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="/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_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="/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/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23-24</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. / But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”<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="/2_kings/23-7.htm">2 Kings 23:7</a></span><br />He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.<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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Lot went out at the door to them, and shut the door after him,</p><p class="hdg">Lot.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/19-23.htm">Judges 19:23</a></b></br> And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, <i>nay</i>, I pray you, do not <i>so</i> wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.</p><p class="hdg">door.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Door</a> <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/genesis/18-11.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/genesis/16-2.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-4.htm">Shutting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/19-9.htm">Door</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/genesis/19-10.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/genesis/19-10.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/genesis/19-10.htm">Shutting</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 act of stepping outside indicates Lot's willingness to confront the mob and protect his visitors, who were actually angels. The cultural expectation of hospitality is seen throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18</a> with Abraham's hospitality to the same visitors. Lot's actions can be compared to the protective nature of Christ, who intercedes on behalf of humanity.<p><b>shutting the door behind him</b><br>By shutting the door behind him, Lot creates a barrier between the men of Sodom and his guests, symbolizing a separation between righteousness and wickedness. This act of closing the door can be seen as a protective measure, emphasizing the urgency and danger of the situation. It also foreshadows the divine judgment that will soon befall Sodom, as the door represents a boundary that the wicked cannot cross. This imagery of separation is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of the narrow door in <a href="/luke/13-24.htm">Luke 13:24</a>, highlighting the distinction between those who are saved and those who are not.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>Nephew of Abraham, Lot is living in Sodom, a city known for its wickedness. He is a central figure in this chapter, demonstrating hospitality and protection for his guests.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>A city infamous for its sinfulness and eventual destruction by God. It serves as a backdrop for the events in <a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_men_of_sodom.htm">The Men of Sodom</a></b><br>The inhabitants of the city who surround Lot's house, demanding to have relations with his guests, illustrating the city's moral depravity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angels.htm">The Angels</a></b><br>Visitors in the form of men who come to Sodom to assess its wickedness and ultimately deliver Lot and his family from the impending destruction.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_door.htm">The Door</a></b><br>Symbolic of protection and separation, the door represents Lot's attempt to shield his guests from the wickedness outside.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_protection.htm">Hospitality and Protection</a></b><br>Lot's actions demonstrate the importance of hospitality and the lengths one should go to protect those under their care, even in the face of danger.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_courage.htm">Moral Courage</a></b><br>Lot's decision to confront the men of Sodom shows the necessity of standing up for righteousness, even when surrounded by wickedness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_from_sin.htm">Separation from Sin</a></b><br>The act of shutting the door symbolizes the need to separate oneself from sinful influences and protect one's household from moral corruption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>The presence of the angels highlights God's active role in delivering the righteous from judgment, reminding believers of His sovereignty and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The events in Sodom serve as a reminder of God's judgment on sin and His mercy towards those who seek righteousness.<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/how_did_david_sneak_into_saul's_camp.htm">How could David and Abishai enter Saul's camp and take his spear and water jug unnoticed by 3,000 soldiers? (1 Samuel 26:7-12)</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/explain_lot's_daughters'_actions_morally.htm">How do we explain the moral implications and consistency with the rest of Scripture regarding Lot's daughters' actions in Genesis 19:30-38?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_matthew_6_31-33_teach.htm">Can we unknowingly entertain angels?</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">Verses 6-8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Lot went out at the door unto them</span>, - literally, at <span class="accented">the doorway</span>, <span class="accented">or opening</span> (<span class="accented">pethach</span>, from <span class="accented">pathach</span>, to open; cf. <span class="accented">pateo</span>, Latin; <span class="greek">πρόθυρον</span>, LXX.); <span class="cmt_word">in which the gate or hanging door</span> (<span class="accented">deleth, from dalai</span>, to be pendulous) <span class="cmt_word">swings, and which it closes</span> (vide Gesenius, p. 201) - <span class="cmt_word">and shut the door</span> (<span class="accented">deleth</span>, ut supra; <span class="greek">θύρα</span>, LXX.) after him, - to protect his visitors, which he also sought to accomplish by personal exhortation - <span class="cmt_word">and said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly</span> - and also by an infamous proposal which nothing can extenuate and the utmost charity finds difficult to reconcile any pretence of piety on the part cf. <span class="cmt_word">Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man</span>; - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> unmarried (cf. <a href="/genesis/4-1.htm">Genesis 4:1</a>), though, according to some, already betrothed to two Sodomites (Ver. 14) - <span class="cmt_word">let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes</span>. The usual apologies - that in sacrificing his daughters to the Sodomites instead of giving up his guests to their unnatural lust. Lot <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> selected the lesser of two sins (Ambrose); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> thereby protected his guests and discharged the duties of hospitality incumbent on him (Chrysostom); <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> believed his daughters would not be desired by the Sodomites, either because of their well-known betrothal (Rosenmüller), or because of the unnatural lust of the Sodomites (Lunge); . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-6.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">Lot</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹט</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">went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵ֧א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">outside</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפֶּ֑תְחָה</span> <span class="translit">(hap·peṯ·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to meet them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵהֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine 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">and shut</span><br /><span class="heb">סָגַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḡar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the door</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַדֶּ֖לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·had·de·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behind him.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:6 Lot went out to them to (Gen. 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