GEN 19:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then he said, “Listen, my masters: Come with me to your slave’s home and wash your feet and stay the night. Then you can get up early and continue on your way.”
¶ But they said, “No, rather we’ll just spend the night in the street.”

19:2 Note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ, Κύριοι, ἐκκλίνατε εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ παιδὸς ὑμῶν, καὶ καταλύσατε, καὶ νίψασθε τοὺς πόδας ὑμῶν, καὶ ὀρθρίσαντες ἀπελεύσεσθε εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῶν. Καὶ εἶπαν, οὐχὶ, ἀλλʼ ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ καταλύσομεν.
(Kai eipen, idou, Kurioi, ekklinate eis ton oikon tou paidos humōn, kai katalusate, kai nipsasthe tous podas humōn, kai orthrisantes apeleusesthe eis taʸn hodon humōn. Kai eipan, ouⱪi, allʼ en taʸ plateia katalusomen. )

BrTr Lo! my lords, turn aside to the house of your servant, and rest from your journey, and wash your feet, and having risen early in the morning ye shall depart on your journey. And they said, Nay, but we will lodge in the street.

ULT Then he said, “Behold, please, my lords: Please turn aside to the house of your servant and spend the night, and wash your feet. Then you can get up early and go on your way.” But they said, “No, rather we will spend the night in the street.”

UST Then he said to them, “Sirs, please listen to this: Please come to my house so that I can serve you and you can lodge for the night there. That way too you can wash the dust off your feet. Then tomorrow morning you can get up early and continue traveling.” But the two angels replied, “Thank you, but we will just stay in the public square tonight.”

BSB and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.”
§ “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”

OEB and said, ‘Sirs, turn aside, I beg of you, into your servant’s house and spend the night and wash your feet; then you can rise up early and go on your way.’ They said, ‘No, we will spend the night in the street.’

WEBBE and he said, “See now, my lords, please come into your servant’s house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you can rise up early, and go on your way.”
¶ They said, “No, but we will stay in the street all night.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He said, “Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.” “No,” they replied, “we’ll spend the night in the town square.”

LSV and he says, “Now behold, my lords, please turn aside to the house of your servant, and lodge, and wash your feet—then you have risen early and gone on your way”; and they say, “No, but we lodge in the broad place.”

FBV “Sirs, please come and stay with me for the night,” he said. “You can wash your feet and then be on your way early in the morning.”
¶ They replied, “No, it's fine. We'll spend the night here in the square.”

T4T He said to them, “Gentlemen, please stay in my house tonight. You can wash your feet, and tomorrow you can continue your journey.” But they said, “No, we will just sleep in the city square.”

LEB And he said, “Behold, my lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” And they said, “No, but we will spend the night in the square.”

BBE And he said, My masters, come now into your servant's house and take your rest there for the night, and let your feet be washed; and early in the morning you may go on your way. And they said, Not so, but we will take our night's rest in the street.

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JPS and he said: 'Behold now, my lords, turn aside, 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 way.' And they said: 'Nay; but we will abide in the broad place all night.'

ASV and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, 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 way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

DRA And said: I beseech you, my lords, turn in to the house of your servant, and lodge there: wash your feet, and in the morning you shall go on your way. And they said: No, but we will abide in the street.

YLT and he saith, 'Lo, I pray you, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, unto the house of your servant, and lodge, and wash your feet — then ye have risen early and gone on your way;' and they say, 'Nay, but in the broad place we do lodge.'

Drby and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and lodge, and wash your feet; and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will pass the night in the open place.

RV and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, 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 way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

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

KJB-1769 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.
(And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry/wait all night, and wash your feet, and ye/you_all shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. )

KJB-1611 [fn]And he said, Beholde now my LORDs, turne in, I pray you, into your seruants house, and tarie all night, and wash your feete, and ye shall rise vp early and goe on your wayes. And they said, Nay: but we wil abide in the street all night.
(And he said, Behold now my LORDs, turn in, I pray you, into your servants house, and tarry/wait all night, and wash your feet, and ye/you_all shall rise up early and go on your ways. And they said, Nay: but we will abide in the street all night.)

19:2 Chap. 18. 4.

Bshps And he sayde: Oh my Lordes, turne in I praye you, into your seruauntes house, and tary all nyght, and washe your feete, and ye shall ryse vp early to go in your wayes. Whiche sayde, nay: but we wyll byde in the streates all nyght.
(And he said: Oh my Lords, turn in I pray you, into your servants house, and tarry/wait all night, and wash your feet, and ye/you_all shall rise up early to go in your ways. Which said, nay: but we will bide/stay in the streets all night.)

Gnva And he saide, See my Lords, I pray you turne in nowe into your seruants house, and tarie all night, and wash your feete, and ye shall rise vp early and goe your wayes. Who saide, Nay, but we will abide in the streete all night.
(And he said, See my Lords, I pray you turn in now into your servants house, and tarry/wait all night, and wash your feet, and ye/you_all shall rise up early and go your ways. Who said, Nay, but we will abide in the street all night. )

Cvdl & sayde: Se lordes, turne in (I praye you) in to youre seruauntes house, and tarye all night: let youre fete be wasshen, so maye ye ryse tomorow by tymes, and go youre waye. Neuertheles they sayde: Nay, but we wyll byde in the stretes all night.
(& said: See lords, turn in (I pray you) in to your(pl) servants house, and tarye all night: let your(pl) feet be wasshen, so may ye/you_all rise tomorow by times, and go your(pl) way. Nevertheless they said: Nay, but we will bide/stay in the streets all night.)

Wycl and seide, My lordis, Y biseche, bowe ye in to the hous of youre child, and dwelle ye there; waische ye youre feet, and in the morewtid ye schulen go in to youre weie. Whiche seiden, Nay, but we schulen dwelle in the street.
(and said, My lords, I beseech/implore, bow ye/you_all in to the house of your(pl) child, and dwell ye/you_all there; waische ye/you_all your(pl) feet, and in the morning ye/you_all should go in to your(pl) way. Which said, Nay, but we should dwell in the street.)

Luth und sprach: Siehe, HErr, kehret doch ein zum Hause eures Knechts und bleibet über Nacht; lasset eure Füße waschen, so stehet ihr morgens frühe auf und ziehet eure Straße. Aber sie sprachen: Nein, sondern wir wollen über Nacht auf der Gasse bleiben.
(and spoke: See, LORD, kehret though/but a for_the house eures Knechts and bleibet above Nacht; let your feet waschen, so stands you/their/her morgens early on and ziehet your road. But they/she/them said: Nein, rather we/us wollen above night on the/of_the Gasse bleiben.)

ClVg et dixit: Obsecro, domini, declinate in domum pueri vestri, et manete ibi: lavate pedes vestros, et mane proficiscemini in viam vestram. Qui dixerunt: Minime, sed in platea manebimus.[fn]
(and dixit: Obsecro, domini, declinate in home pueri vestri, and manete ibi: lavate pedes vestros, and mane proficiscemini in road vestram. Who dixerunt: Minime, but in platea manebimus. )

19.2 Lavate. Quod hospitibus solet fieri, ut affectus terreno pulvere sordidati, et acedia, et pusillanimitate, tanquam pulverulentis squaloribus, emundentur. Unde in monasteriis pro venientibus de via oratio celebratur.

19.2 Lavate. That hospitibus solet fieri, as affectus terreno pulvere sordidati, and acedia, and pusillanimitate, tanquam pulverulentis squaloribus, emundentur. Unde in monasteriis for venientibus about road speech celebratur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-politeness

הִנֶּ֣ה נָּא אֲדֹנַ֗⁠י

see please lords,my

See how you translated Behold, please in Gen 18:27. Also see how you translated “my lord” in Gen 18:3. At this point, Lot probably did not know that these were angels, because they looked like men. Alternate translation: “Listen to me please, my lords” or “Sirs please listen to this:”

Note 2 topic: writing-politeness

ס֣וּרוּ נָ֠א אֶל

turn_aside now to/towards

Lot is being urgent here (using please twice), probably because he knows how dangerous the city is. Translate this quote in a way that communicates this urgency. Alternate translation: “Please stop in at”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

בֵּ֨ית עַבְדְּ⁠כֶ֤ם וְ⁠לִ֨ינוּ֙

house_of servant's,your_all's and,spend_the_night

Lot refers to himself as your servant here to show respect to the two men and to politely offer to host them as his guests.

וְ⁠לִ֨ינוּ֙ וְ⁠רַחֲצ֣וּ רַגְלֵי⁠כֶ֔ם

and,spend_the_night and,wash feet,your_all's

Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. See how you translated wash your feet in Gen 18:4. Alternate translation: “You can wash the dust off your feet and stay for the night there.”

וְ⁠הִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם

and,rise_early

Alternate translation: “Then early in the morning you can get up”

וַ⁠הֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם לְ⁠דַרְכְּ⁠כֶ֑ם

and,go on,way,your_all's

Alternate translation: “and continue on your way.”

וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֣וּ

and=they_said

Alternate translation: “The two angels said to him”

Note 4 topic: writing-politeness

לֹּ֔א כִּ֥י

no that/for/because/then/when

The angels’ reply should sound polite and respectful in your translation, not rude or disrespectful. For example, in some cultures it is not polite to say No too directly. Alternate translation: “No, thank you, rather” or “That is kind of you, but”

בָ⁠רְח֖וֹב נָלִֽין

in/on/at/with,square spend_the_night

This refers to a public, outdoor place inside the city, perhaps the open place inside the city gate where people would meet. Alternate translation: “we will just stay in the city square tonight.” or “we plan to stay the night in the square.”

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Sodom and Gomorrah Are Destroyed

Genesis 18-19

Author’s note: This article assumes that Sodom, Gomorrah, and Bela (Zoar) were located at Bab edh-Dhra, Numeira, and Khirbat ash-Sheikh `Isa, respectively. The exact locations of the cities of the plain are widely debated, with the primary dispute centering around whether the cities are to be found in the northern area of the Dead Sea (since Lot headed east from Bethel [Genesis 13]) or the southern area (as the Medeba Map shows). It is beyond the scope of this article to present all the evidence to support a southern location, but many of them are well summarized here: “The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.” In addition, Eusebius in his Onomasticon describes the Dead Sea as lying between Jericho and Zoar. This author has also recently found that Eusebius notes that Nebereim (Nimrim; see Isaiah 15:6 and Jeremiah 48:34) is located at a village called Bennamareim (likely the site of Gomorrah on this map), which he also says is north of Zoar. Thus, if Eusebius is correct, Zoar is clearly located in the southern area of the Dead Sea, which fits very well with the location shown on this map. Also, Lot’s relocation to Sodom after moving east to the plain of the Jordan suggests that Sodom was located on the east side of the Dead Sea.

The famous cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are first mentioned in Genesis 10:19 in a description of the territory of the Canaanites. The cities are mentioned again in chapter 13, which notes that while Abraham (then called Abram) was living near Bethel (also called Luz), tension began to grow between Abraham’s herders and the herders working for Abraham’s nephew Lot. To resolve the problem, Abraham suggested that he and Lot permanently part ways, and he offered Lot first choice of where to live. Lot chose to move east to the plain of the Jordan, because the land was well watered, and he eventually settled in the city of Sodom. Genesis 14 then describes how Lot was captured by four Mesopotamian kings as they attacked the cities of the plain, but Abraham rescued Lot. Sometime after this Abraham moved to the oaks of Mamre, near Hebron, and three visitors (one of whom is later called “the Lord,” and the other two “angels”) approached his tent. Abraham invited them to share a meal with him and then later accompanied them for the first part of their journey. Along the way the visitors revealed to Abraham that they were going to Sodom to destroy it for its wickedness. Abraham appealed to the Lord to spare the city if even a few righteous lived there, and the Lord agreed and went his way. The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening (Genesis 19:1), presumably the same day they left, although perhaps they actually took more than one day to travel to Sodom, because the distance from Mamre to Sodom is over 35 miles (56 km), and Scripture does not specifically note that it was the same day. The events that followed that evening are well known, and in the morning the angels compelled Lot and his family to flee the city before it was destroyed. The angels instructed them to flee to the hills, but Lot convinced them to allow him to take refuge in a small village on the plain and not destroy it. Genesis 19:23 seems to suggest that it took Lot’s family a full day and night to reach Zoar, which fits well with the 16 mile (25 km) distance from Sodom to Zoar. As they were reaching Zoar, the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur on Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, completely destroying them. As Lot’s family was still fleeing, Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. That same morning Abraham got up and went to where he had last spoken with the visitors, and when he looked out across the plain he saw columns of smoke rising from the destroyed cities. Later Lot and his daughters moved into the hills and lived in a cave, because they were afraid to remain in Zoar. Fearing they would never marry, Lot’s daughters both got their father drunk and conceived children by him, though he was unaware of it. These children became ancestors of the Moabites and the Ammonites.

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Sodom and Gomorrah Are Destroyed