Genesis 19 · Verse 5

Genesis 19:5

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.
Genesis 19:5, King James Version

Genesis 19:5 in other translations

BSBThey 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!”
WEBThey 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.”
ASVand 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.
YLTand 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.'
DARBYAnd they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men that have come in to thee to-night? bring them out to us that we may know them.
BBEAnd crying out to Lot, they said, Where are the men who came to your house this night? Send them out to us, so that we may take our pleasure with them.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Genesis 19:5 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Where are the men which came in to thee, etc. - This account justifies the character given of this depraved people in the preceding chapter, Gen 18:20, and in Gen 23:13. As their crime was the deepest disgrace to human nature, so it is too bad to be described; in the sacred text it is sufficiently marked; and the iniquity which, from these most abominable wretches, has been called Sodomy, is punished in our country with death.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 19:5 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.

וַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they calledH7121
אֶל\־'el-toH413
לוֹט֙lOtLotH3876
וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they saidH559
ל֔וֹloto <the> him
אַיֵּ֧ה'ai.Yehwhere?H346
הָאֲנָשִׁ֛יםha.'a.na.Shim[are] the menH582
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
בָּ֥אוּBa.'uthey cameH935
אֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
הַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahthis nightH3915
הוֹצִיאֵ֣םho.tzi.'Embring themH3318
אֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuto usH413
וְנֵדְעָ֖הve.ne.de.'Ahso let us knowH3045
אֹתָֽם\׃'o.Tam<obj.> themH853

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

Cross references for Genesis 19:5

  • Judges 19:22

    Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and 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.

  • Isaiah 3:9

    The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

  • Jude 1:7

    Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

  • Leviticus 18:22

    Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

  • Romans 1:26-27

    For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

  • 1 Timothy 1:10

    For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

  • Matthew 11:23-24

    And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:9

    Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

  • Ezekiel 16:51

    Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.

  • Ezekiel 16:49

    Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

  • Isaiah 1:9

    Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

  • 2 Timothy 3:13

    But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Le 18:22; 20:13; Jud 19:22; Isa 1:9; 3:9; Jer 3:3; 6:15; Eze 16:49,51
Mt 11:23,24; Ro 1:23,24,26,27; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:10; 2Ti 3:13; Jude 1:7

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Context

  • 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:

  • Genesis 19:5

    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.

  • Genesis 19:6

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

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Genesis 19:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y llamaron á Lot, y le dijeron: ¿Dónde están los varones que vinieron á ti esta noche? sácanoslos, para que los conozcamos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils appelèrent Lot, et lui dirent: Où sont les hommes qui sont entrés chez toi cette nuit? Fais-les sortir vers nous, afin que nous les connaissions.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie riefen Lot und sprachen zu ihm: Wo sind die Männer, die diese Nacht zu dir gekommen sind? Führe sie zu uns heraus, daß wir sie erkennen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vocaveruntque Lot, et dixerunt ei: Ubi sunt viri qui introierunt ad te nocte? educ illos huc, ut cognoscamus eos.