Genesis 19:6
And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
Genesis 19:6 in other translations
| BSB | Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. |
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| WEB | Lot went out to them through the door, and shut the door after himself. |
| ASV | And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him. |
| YLT | And Lot goeth out unto them, to the opening, and the door hath shut behind him, |
| DARBY | And Lot went out to them to the entrance, and shut the door after him, |
| BBE | And Lot went out to them in the doorway, shutting the door after him. |
| Webster | And Lot went out at the door to them, and shut the door after him, |
What does Genesis 19:6 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…
Genesis 19:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 19:6
- 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.
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Jud 19:23
door.Two words are here used for door: the first {pethach,} which is the door-way, at which Lot went out; the latter, {deleth,} the leaf of the door, which he shut after him when out.
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Context
- 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,
- Genesis 19:7
And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
Genesis 19:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Lot salió á ellos á la puerta, y cerró las puertas tras sí, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Lot sortit vers eux à l’entrée, et ferma la porte après lui; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Lot trat zu ihnen hinaus an den Eingang und schloß die Tür hinter sich zu; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Egressus ad eos Lot, post tergum occludens ostium, ait: |