Genesis 19:6
New International Version
Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him

New Living Translation
So Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him.

English Standard Version
Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him,

Berean Standard Bible
Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.

King James Bible
And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

New King James Version
So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him,

New American Standard Bible
But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him,

NASB 1995
But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him,

NASB 1977
But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him,

Legacy Standard Bible
But Lot went out to them at the doorway and shut the door behind him,

Amplified Bible
But Lot went out of the doorway to the men, and shut the door after him,

Christian Standard Bible
Lot went out to them at the entrance and shut the door behind him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lot went out to them at the entrance and shut the door behind him.

American Standard Version
And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.

Contemporary English Version
Lot went outside and shut the door behind him.

English Revised Version
And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Lot went outside and shut the door behind him.

Good News Translation
Lot went outside and closed the door behind him.

International Standard Version
Lot went outside to them, shut the door behind him,

Majority Standard Bible
Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.

NET Bible
Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him.

New Heart English Bible
Lot went out to them at the entrance, and shut the door behind him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Lot went out at the door to them, and shut the door after him,

World English Bible
Lot went out to them through the door, and shut the door after himself.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Lot goes out to them, to the opening, and the door has shut behind him,

Young's Literal Translation
And Lot goeth out unto them, to the opening, and the door hath shut behind him,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Lot went forth to them to the entrance, and shut the door after him,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Lot went out to them, and shut the door after him, and said:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Lot went out to them, and blocking the door behind him, he said:

New American Bible
Lot went out to meet them at the entrance. When he had shut the door behind him,

New Revised Standard Version
Lot went out of the door to the men, shut the door after him,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Lot went out at the door to them; and he shut the door after him.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Lot went out to them at the door and he shut the door after him.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Lot went out to them to the porch, and he shut the door after him,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Lot Welcomes the Angels
5They 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!” 6Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. 7“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!…

Cross References
Judges 19:23-24
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.”

2 Peter 2:7-8
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)—

Jude 1:7
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.

Leviticus 18:22
You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

Leviticus 20:13
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.

Romans 1:26-27
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.

Ezekiel 16:49-50
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.

Deuteronomy 23:17
No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10
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.

Isaiah 3:9
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.

Matthew 11:23-24
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.”

Luke 17:28-30
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.

2 Kings 23:7
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.

1 Timothy 1:9-10
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

Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.


Treasury of Scripture

And Lot went out at the door to them, and shut the door after him,

Lot.

Judges 19:23
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.

door.

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Genesis 19
1. Lot entertains two angels.
4. The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.
12. Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.
15. He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.
24. Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.
26. Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.
29. Lot dwells in a cave.
31. The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.














Lot went outside
The phrase "Lot went outside" indicates a deliberate action taken by Lot to confront the situation directly. In the Hebrew text, the verb used here suggests a purposeful movement, emphasizing Lot's role as a mediator. Historically, Lot's decision to step outside reflects the ancient Near Eastern custom of hospitality, where the host is responsible for the safety and well-being of their guests. Lot's action is a testament to his courage and his commitment to protect the visitors, who are later revealed to be angels.

to meet them
The phrase "to meet them" signifies Lot's intention to engage with the men of Sodom. The Hebrew root for "meet" often implies a confrontation or an encounter that requires negotiation or resolution. In the context of Genesis 19, Lot's meeting with the men is not just a casual encounter but a critical moment where he attempts to reason with the crowd. This reflects the biblical theme of standing up for righteousness, even in the face of overwhelming opposition.

and shut the door behind him
The act of shutting the door is symbolic of protection and separation. In ancient times, a door was not just a physical barrier but also a boundary between the safety of the home and the dangers outside. By shutting the door, Lot is making a clear distinction between the sanctity of his household and the moral corruption of the city. This action underscores the biblical principle of safeguarding one's family and guests from harm. Theologically, it can also be seen as a metaphor for the separation between the righteous and the wicked, a recurring theme throughout Scripture.

Verses 6-8. - And Lot went out at the door unto them, - literally, at the doorway, or opening (pethach, from pathach, to open; cf. pateo, Latin; πρόθυρον, LXX.); in which the gate or hanging door (deleth, from dalai, to be pendulous) swings, and which it closes (vide Gesenius, p. 201) - and shut the door (deleth, ut supra; θύρα, LXX.) after him, - to protect his visitors, which he also sought to accomplish by personal exhortation - and said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly - 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. Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; - i.e. unmarried (cf. Genesis 4:1), though, according to some, already betrothed to two Sodomites (Ver. 14) - let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes. The usual apologies - that in sacrificing his daughters to the Sodomites instead of giving up his guests to their unnatural lust. Lot

(1) selected the lesser of two sins (Ambrose);

(2) thereby protected his guests and discharged the duties of hospitality incumbent on him (Chrysostom);

(3) 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); . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Lot
ל֖וֹט (lō·wṭ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3876: Lot -- Abraham's nephew

went
וַיֵּצֵ֧א (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

outside
הַפֶּ֑תְחָה (hap·peṯ·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way

to meet them
אֲלֵהֶ֛ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

and shut
סָגַ֥ר (sā·ḡar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender

the door
וְהַדֶּ֖לֶת (wə·had·de·leṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

behind him.
אַחֲרָֽיו׃ (’a·ḥă·rāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 310: The hind or following part


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