Genesis 19 · Verse 3

Genesis 19:3

And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
Genesis 19:3, King James Version

Genesis 19:3 in other translations

BSBBut Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
WEBHe urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
ASVAnd he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
YLTAnd he presseth on them greatly, and they turn aside unto him, and come in unto his house; and he maketh for them a banquet, and hath baked unleavened things; and they do eat.
DARBYAnd he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house. And he made them a repast, and baked unleavened cakes; and they ate.
BBEBut he made his request more strongly, so they went with him into his house; and he got food ready for them, and made unleavened bread, of which they took.
WebsterAnd he urged them greatly; and they turned in to him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

What does Genesis 19:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. entered into his house--On removing to the plain, Lot intended at first to live in his tent apart from the people [Ge 13:12]. But he was gradually drawn in, dwelt in the city, and he and his family were connected with the citizens by marriage ties.

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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 19:3 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּפְצַר\־vai.yif.tzar-and he urgedH6484
בָּ֣םbam<in> <the> them
מְאֹ֔דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
וַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruand they turned asideH5493
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
בֵּית֑וֹbei.Tohouse hisH1004
וַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he preparedH6213
לָהֶם֙la.Hemfor <the> them
מִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.Teha feastH4960
וּמַצּ֥וֹתu.ma.Tzotand unleavened bread<s>H4682
אָפָ֖ה'a.Fahhe bakedH644
וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ\׃vai.yo.Khe.luand they ateH398

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Cross references for Genesis 19:3

  • Genesis 18:6-8

    And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

  • Judges 6:19

    And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.

  • 1 Samuel 28:24

    And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:

  • 1 Corinthians 5:8

    Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

  • Exodus 12:39

    And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

  • Hebrews 13:2

    Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

  • Luke 24:28-29

    And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

  • 2 Kings 4:8

    And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  • John 12:2

    There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

  • Exodus 12:15

    Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

  • Genesis 21:8

    And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

  • Luke 11:8

    I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
pressed.
2Ki 4:8; Lu 11:8; 14:23; 24:28,29; 2Co 5:14
a feast.
18:6-8; 21:8; Lu 5:29; Joh 12:2; Heb 13:2
unleavened.
18:6; Ex 12:15,39; Jud 6:19; 1Sa 28:24; 1Co 5:8

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Context

  • Genesis 19:2

    And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

  • Genesis 19:3

    And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

  • Genesis 19:4

    But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

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Genesis 19:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas él porfió con ellos mucho, y se vinieron con él, y entraron en su casa; é hízoles banquete, y coció panes sin levadura, y comieron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il les pressa beaucoup, et ils se détournèrent pour aller chez lui, et entrèrent dans sa maison; et il leur fit un festin, et cuisit des pains sans levain, et ils mangèrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er drang sehr in sie; und sie kehrten bei ihm ein und kamen in sein Haus. Und er machte ihnen ein Mahl, und er backte ungesäuerte Kuchen, und sie aßen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Compulit illos oppido ut diverterent ad eum: ingressisque domum illius fecit convivium, et coxit azyma, et comederunt.