Genesis 19 · Verse 10

Genesis 19:10

But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
Genesis 19:10, King James Version

Genesis 19:10 in other translations

BSBBut the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
WEBBut the men reached out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.
ASVBut the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
YLTAnd the men put forth their hand, and bring in Lot unto them, into the house, and have shut the door;
DARBYAnd the men stretched out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.
BBEBut the men put out their hands and took Lot into the house to them, shutting the door again.
WebsterBut the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

What does Genesis 19:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 19:1-29

Lot was good, but there was not one more of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile. Care was therefore taken for saving Lot and his family. Lot lingered; he trifled. Thus many who are under convictions about their spiritual state, and the necessity of a change, defer that needful work. The salvation of the most righteous men is of God's mercy, not by their own merit. We are…

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Genesis 19:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּvai.yish.le.Chuand they stretched outH7971
הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָדָ֔םya.Damhand theirH3027
וַיָּבִ֧יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uand they broughtH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
ל֛וֹטLotLotH3876
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413
הַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahthe house towardsH1004
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letthe doorH1817
סָגָֽרוּ\׃sa.Ga.ruthey closedH5462

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Genesis 19:9

    And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

  • Genesis 19:10

    But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

  • Genesis 19:11

    And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

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Genesis 19:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces los varones alargaron la mano, y metieron á Lot en casa con ellos, y cerraron las puertas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les hommes étendirent leurs mains et firent entrer Lot vers eux dans la maison, et fermèrent la porte.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Männer streckten ihre Hand aus und brachten Lot zu sich herein ins Haus und verschlossen die Tür.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ecce miserunt manum viri, et introduxerunt ad se Lot, clauseruntque ostium: