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BrLXXΚαὶ κατεβιάσατο αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐξέκλιναν πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτοῖς πότον, καὶ ἀζύμους ἔπεψεν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἔφαγον. (Kai katebiasato autous, kai exeklinan pros auton, kai eisaʸlthon eis ton oikon autou; kai epoiaʸsen autois poton, kai azumous epepsen autois, kai efagon. )
BrTrAnd he constrained them, and they turned aside to him, and they entered into his house, and he made a feast for them, and baked unleavened cakes for them, and they did eat.
ULTBut he urged them strongly, so that they turned aside with him and entered into his house. Then he prepared a feast for them, and he baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
USTHowever Lot continued to urgently invite them until they finally agreed and went with him to his house. Then Lot prepared a big meal for them, including some flat bread, and they sat down and ate the meal.
BSB § But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
OEBBut he urged them so strongly that they went with him and entered his house. He made a feast for them and baked bread made without yeast, and they ate.
WEBBEHe 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.
NETBut he urged them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.
LSVAnd he presses on them greatly, and they turn aside to him, and come into his house; and he makes a banquet for them, and has baked unleavened things; and they eat.
FBVBut Lot insisted, and they went with him to his house. He made them a meal and baked bread for them to eat.
T4TBut Lot kept insisting strongly that they sleep in his house. So they entered his house with him, and he prepared a meal for them. He baked some bread without yeast, and they ate it.
LEBBut he urged them strongly,[fn] and they turned aside with him and came into his house. And he made a meal for them and baked unleavened bread, 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.
JPSAnd 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.
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.
DRAHe pressed them very much to turn in unto him: and when they were come into his house, he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread and they ate:
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.
DrbyAnd 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.
RVAnd 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.
WbstrAnd 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.
KJB-1769And 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.
KJB-1611And he pressed vpon them greatly, and they turned in vnto him, and entred into his house: and he made them a feast, and did bake vnleauened bread, and they did eate. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsAnd he preassed vpon them exceedinglye: and they returnyng in vnto hym, entred into his house, & he made them a feast, and did bake vnleuened bread, and they did eate. (And he preassed upon them exceedinglye: and they returnyng in unto him, entered into his house, and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.)
GnvaThen he preassed vpon them earnestly, and they turned in to him, and came to his house, and he made them a feast, and did bake vnleauened bread, and they did eate. (Then he preassed upon them earnestly, and they turned in to him, and came to his house, and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. )
CvdlThen compelled he them sore: and they turned in vnto him, and came in to his house. And he made them a feast, and baked swete cakes, and they ate. (Then compelled he them sore: and they turned in unto him, and came in to his house. And he made them a feast, and baked sweet cakes, and they ate.)
WyclHe constreynede hem greetli, that thei schulden turne to hym. And whanne thei weren entrid in to his hous, he made a feeste, he bakide therf breed, and thei eten. (He constrained them greatly, that they should turn to him. And when they were entered in to his house, he made a feeste, he bakide therf breed, and they eten.)
LuthDa nötigte er sie fast; und sie kehrten zu ihm ein und kamen in sein Haus. Und er machte ihnen ein Mahl und buk ungesäuerte Kuchen; und sie aßen. (So forced he they/she/them fast; and they/she/them kehrten to him a and came in his house. And he made to_them a Mahl and buk ungesäuerte Kuchen; and they/she/them aßen.)
ClVgCompulit illos oppido ut diverterent ad eum: ingressisque domum illius fecit convivium, et coxit azyma, et comederunt.[fn] (Compulit those oppido as diverterent to him: ingressisque home illius he_did convivium, and coxit azyma, and comederunt. )
19.3Compulit illos. ALC. Angeli quasi coacti domum Lot ingrediuntur, ut charitas ipsius tentata et probata remuneraretur, et ut ostenderetur quantum esset hospitalitatis bonum. Hospitalem domum ingressi sunt, et hospitem liberaverunt; clausas hospitibus domos ignis ingressus peccatores perdidit.
19.3Compulit illos. ALC. Angeli as_if coacti home Lot ingrediuntur, as charitas ipsius tentata and probata remuneraretur, and as ostenderetur quantum was hospitalitatis bonum. Hospitalem home ingressi are, and hospitem liberaverunt; clausas hospitibus domos ignis ingressus peccatores perdidit.
19:1-38 The Canaanites were an evil, corrupting people. God judged their morally bankrupt civilization and warned others against becoming like them. It was difficult to get Lot and his family out of Sodom; it was more difficult to get Sodom out of Lot and his family. This chapter helped later Israelites to understand the moral and spiritual threat of the peoples living in and around the Promised Land, such as the Canaanites and Lot’s descendants, the Moabites and the Ammonites (see Num 22–25; Deut 23:3-6; Josh 24:9; Judg 10:7-9; 11:4-5; 1 Sam 10:27; 1 Kgs 11:1-3; 2 Kgs 24:2).
Alternate translation: “But Lot insisted urgently” or “However he continued to urge them earnestly” or “However he continued to urgently invite them”
וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ אֵלָ֔יו
and,turned_aside to=him/it
Alternate translation: “until he finally convinced them and they went with him”
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אֶל בֵּית֑וֹ
and=they_came to/towards house,his
Alternate translation: “to his house and entered it.”
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לָהֶם֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה
and=he/it_made to/for=them feast
Lot probably had his wife or servants prepare the meal (as Abraham did in Gen 18:6-7). It is common in the Bible to say that a leader or head of household (as here) did something, when in reality he had it done by someone else who was under his authority. Alternate translation: “Then he made a big meal for them,” or “Then Lot had a big meal prepared for them,”
וּמַצּ֥וֹת אָפָ֖ה
and,unleavened_bread baked
Alternate translation: “including some bread without yeast in it,”
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.
