NASB — Genesis 19 — KJV

The Doom of Sodom

1 Now the atwo° angels° came° to Sodom° in the evening° as Lot° was sitting° in the gate° of Sodom°. When bLot° saw° [them], he rose° to meet° them and Ibowed° down° [with his] face° to the ground°. 2 And he said°, “Now° behold°, my lords°, please° turn° aside° into your servant’s° house°, and spend° the night°, and wash° your feet°; then you may rise° early° and go° on your way°.” They said° however, “No°, but we shall spend° the night° in the square°.” 3 Yet he urged° them strongly°, so they turned° aside° to him and entered° his house°; aand he prepared° a feast° for them, and baked° unleavened° bread°, and they ate°. 4 Before° they lay° down°, athe men° of the city°, the men° of Sodom°, surrounded° the house°, both° young° and old°, all° the people° Ifrom every quarter°; 5 and they called° to Lot° and said° to him, “aWhere° are the men° who° came° to you tonight°? Bring° them out to us that we may Ihave° relations° with them.” 6 But Lot° went° out to them at the doorway°, and shut° the door° behind° him, 7 and said°, “Please°, my brothers°, do not act° wickedly°. 8 Now° behold°, aI have two° daughters° who° have not Ihad° relations° with man°; please° let me bring° them out to you, and do° to them IIwhatever°° you like°°; only° do° nothing°° to these° men°, inasmuch°°° as they have come° under the IIIshelter° of my roof°.” 9 But they said°, “Stand° aside°.” Furthermore, they said°, “This one° came° in Ias an alien°, and already° ahe is acting° like a judge°; now° we will treat° you worse° than° them.” So they pressed° hard° against IILot° and came° near° to break° the door°. 10 But athe men° reached° out their Ihands° and brought° Lot° into the house° IIwith them, and shut° the door°. 11 aThey Istruck° the men° who° were at the doorway° of the house° with blindness°, both° small° and great°, so that they wearied° [themselves trying] to find° the doorway°.

[1] ILit bowed himself aGn 18:2, 22 bGn 18:2-5
[3] aGn 18:6-8
[4] IOr without exception; lit from every end aGn 13:13; 18:20
[5] II.e. have intercourse aLv 18:22; Jg 19:22
[8] II.e. had intercourse IILit as is good in your sight IIILit shadow aJg 19:24
[9] ILit to sojourn IILit the man, against Lot aEx 2:14
[10] ILit hand IILit to aGn 19:1
[11] ILit smote aDt 28:28, 29; 2K 6:18; Ac 13:11

12 ¶ Then the [two] men° said° to Lot°, “Whom° else° have you here°? A son-in-law°, and your sons°, and your daughters°, and whomever°° you have in the city°, bring° [them] out of the place°; 13 for we are about to destroy° this° place°, because° atheir outcry° has become° so° great° before° the LORD° that bthe LORD° has sent° us to destroy° it.” 14 Lot° went° out and spoke° to his sons-in-law°, who Iwere to marry° his daughters°, and said°, “Up, aget° out of this° place°, for the LORD° will destroy° the city°.” bBut he appeared°° to his sons-in-law° IIto be jesting°.

[13] aGn 18:20 bLv 26:30-33; Dt 4:26; 28:45; 1Ch 21:15
[14] IOr had married; lit were taking IILit like one who was jesting aNu 16:21, 45; Rv 18:4 bJr 43:1, 2

15 ¶ When° morning° dawned°, the angels° urged° Lot°, saying°, “Up, take° your wife° and your two° daughters° who are here°, or° you will be swept° away° in the Ipunishment° of the city°.” 16 But he hesitated°. So the men° aseized° his hand° and the hand° of his wife° and the Ihands° of his two° daughters°, for bthe compassion° of the LORD° [was] upon him; and they brought° him out, and put° him outside°° the city°. 17 When they had brought° them outside°, Ione said°, “aEscape° for your life°! bDo not look° behind° you, and do not stay° IIanywhere° in the cvalley°; escape° to dthe IIImountains°, or° you will be swept° away°.” 18 But Lot° said° to them, “Oh° no°, my lords°! 19 Now° behold°, your servant° has found° favor° in your sight°, and you have magnified° your lovingkindness°, which° you have shown° me by saving° my life°; but I cannot°° escape° to the Imountains°, for the disaster° will overtake° me and I will die°; 20 now° behold°, this° town° is near° [enough] to flee° to, and it is small°. Please°, let me escape° there° (is it not small°?) Ithat my life° may be saved°.” 21 He said° to him, “Behold°, I grant° you this° Irequest° also°, not to overthrow° the town° of which° you have spoken°. 22 Hurry°, escape° there°, for I cannot°° do° anything° until° you arrive° there°.” Therefore°° the name° of the town° was called° IaZoar°.

[15] IOr iniquity
[16] ILit hand aDt 5:15; 6:21; 7:8; 2P 2:7 bEx 34:7; Ps 32:10; 33:18, 19
[17] ILit he IILit in all the circle IIILit mountain aJr 48:6 bGn 19:26 cGn 13:10 dGn 14:10
[19] ILit mountain
[20] ILit and my soul will live
[21] ILit thing
[22] II.e. small aGn 13:10; 14:2

23 ¶ The sun° had risen° over° the earth° when Lot° came° to Zoar°. 24 Then the LORD° arained° on Sodom° and Gomorrah° brimstone° and fire° from the LORD° out of heaven°, 25 and aHe overthrew° those° cities°, and all° the Ivalley°, and all° the inhabitants° of the cities°, and what° grew° on the ground°. 26 But his wife°, from behind° him, alooked° [back], and she became° a pillar° of salt°.

[24] aDt 29:23; Ps 11:6; Is 13:19; Ezk 16:49, 50; Lk 17:29; Jde 7
[25] ILit circle aDt 29:23; Ps 107:34; Is 13:19; Lm 4:6; 2P 2:6
[26] aGn 19:17; Lk 17:32

27 ¶ Now Abraham° arose° early° in the morning° [and went] to athe place° where°° he had stood° before° the LORD°; 28 and he looked° down° toward°° Sodom° and Gomorrah°, and toward°° all° the land° of the Ivalley°, and he saw°, and behold°, athe smoke° of the land° ascended° like the smoke° of a IIfurnace°.

[27] aGn 18:22
[28] ILit circle IILit kiln aRv 9:2; 18:9

29 ¶ Thus it came° about, when God° destroyed° the cities° of the Ivalley°, that aGod° remembered° Abraham°, and bsent° Lot° out of the midst° of the overthrow°, when He overthrew° the cities° in which° Lot° lived°.

[29] ILit circle aDt 7:8; 9:5, 27 b2P 2:7

Lot Is Debased

30 ¶ Lot° went° up from Zoar°, and Iastayed° in the IImountains°, and his two° daughters° with him; for he was afraid° to IIIstay° in Zoar°; and he Istayed° in a cave°, he and his two° daughters°. 31 Then the firstborn° said° to the younger°, “Our father° is old°, and there° is not a man° Ion earth° to acome° in to us after the manner° of the earth°. 32 Come°, alet us make our father° drink° wine°, and let us lie° with him that we may preserve° Iour family° through° our father°.” 33 So they made their father° drink° wine° that night°, and the firstborn° went° in and lay° with her father°; and he did not know° when she lay° down° or when she arose°. 34 On the following° day°, the firstborn° said° to the younger°, “Behold°, I lay° last° night° with my father°; let us make him drink° wine° tonight° also°; then you go° in and lie° with him, that we may preserve° Iour family° through° our father°.” 35 So they made their father° drink° wine° that night° also°, and the younger° arose° and lay° with him; and he did not know° when she lay° down° or when she arose°. 36 Thus both° the daughters° of Lot° were with child° by their father°. 37 The firstborn° bore° a son°, and called° his name° aMoab°; he is the father° of the Moabites° to this day°. 38 As for the younger°, she also° bore° a son°, and called° his name° Ben-ammi°; he is the father° of the Isons° of aAmmon° to this day°.

[30] ILit dwelt IILit mountain IIILit dwell aGn 19:17, 19
[31] IOr in the land aGn 16:2, 4; 38:8; Dt 25:5
[32] ILit seed from our father aLk 21:34
[34] ILit seed from our father
[37] aDt 2:9
[38] IHeb Bene-Ammon aDt 2:19


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Lot entertaineth two angels.

1 ¶ And there cameºª twoº angelsº to Sodomº at even;º and Lotº satºª in the gateº of Sodom:º and Lotº seeingºª [them] rose upºª to meetºª them; and he bowed¹ª himself² with his faceº toward the ground;º 2 And he said,ºª Behold² now,² my lords,º turn in,ºª I pray you,² into² your servant'sº house,º and tarry all night,ºª and washºª your feet,º and ye shall rise up early,ºª and goºª on your ways.º And they said,ºª Nay;² but² we will abide¹ª in the street¹ all night.ºª² 3 And he pressedºª upon them greatly;º and they turned inºª unto² him, and enteredºª into² his house;º and he madeºª them a feast,º and did bakeºª unleavened bread,º and they did eat.ºª

[1] Gn 18:1, 2, 22; Jb 31:32; He 13:2.
[2] Gn 18:4; Jg 19:17; Lk 24:28; Ac 16:15; He 13:2.
[3] Gn 18:6; 21:8; Ex 12:15, 39; Jg 6:19; 1S 28:24; 2K 4:8; Lk 5:29; 11:8; 14:23; 24:28; Jn 12:2; 1Co 5:8; 2Co 5:14; He 13:2.

The vicious Sodomites are stricken with blindness.

4 ¶ But before² they lay down,ºª the men¹² of the city,º [even] the men¹² of Sodom,º compassedºª² the houseº round,¹ª both oldº and young,º² all² the peopleº from every quarter:º² 5 And they calledºª unto² Lot,º and saidºª unto him, Where² [are] the men¹² which² came inºª to² thee this night?º bring them outºª unto² us, that we may knowºª them. 6 And Lotº went outºª at the doorº unto² them, and shutºª the doorº after² him,¹ 7 And said,ºª I pray you,² brethren,º do not so wickedly.ºª² 8 Behold² now,² I have twoº daughtersº which² have not² knownºª man;º let me, I pray you,² bring them outºª² unto² you, and doºª ye to them as [is] goodº in your eyes:º only² unto theseº men¹² doºª nothing;ºº for² therefore²² cameºª they under the shadowº of my roof.º 9 And they said,ºª Standºª back.º And they saidºª [again], This oneº [fellow] came inºª to sojourn,ºª and he will needs¹ª be a judge:ºª now² will we deal worseºª with thee, than² with them. And they pressedºª soreº upon the man,º [even] Lot,º and came nearºª to breakºª the door.º 10 But the men¹² put forthºª² their hand,º and pulledºª² Lotº into the houseº to² them, and shut¹ª to² the door.º 11 And they smoteºª the men¹² that² [were] at the doorº of the houseº with blindness,º both smallº² and great:º so that they wearied¹ª themselves² to findºª the door.º

[4] Gn 13:13; 18:20; Ex 16:2; 23:2; Pv 4:16; 6:18; Jr 5:1, 31; Mi 7:3; Mt 27:20; Ro 3:15.
[5] Lv 18:22; 20:13; Jg 19:22; Is 1:9; 3:9; Jr 3:3; 6:15; Ezk 16:49, 51; Mt 11:23; Ro 1:23, 26; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:10; 2Ti 3:13; Jde 1:7.
[6] Jg 19:23.
[7] Gn 19:4; Lv 18:22; 20:13; Dt 23:17; Jg 19:23; 1S 30:23; Ac 17:26; Ro 1:24; 1Co 6:9; Jde 1:7.
[8] Gn 18:5; 19:31; 42:37; Ex 32:22; Jg 9:15; 19:24; Is 58:7; Mk 9:6; Ro 3:8.
[9] Gn 11:6; 13:12; Ex 2:14; 1S 2:16; 17:44; 25:17; Pv 9:7; 14:16; 17:12; 27:3; Ec 9:3; 10:13; Is 65:5; Jr 3:3; 6:15; 8:12; Dn 3:19; Mt 7:6; Ac 7:26; 2P 2:7.
[11] 2K 6:18; Ec 10:15; Is 57:10; Jr 2:36; Ac 13:11.

Lot is sent for safety into the mountains.

12 ¶ And the men¹² saidºª unto² Lot,º Hast thou hereº anyº besides?² son in law,º and thy sons,º and thy daughters,º and whatsoeverº² thou hast in the city,º bring² [them] out¹ª of² this place:º 13 For² weº will destroyººª this² place,º because² the cry² of them¹ is waxen greatºª² before¹ the faceº of the LORD;º and the LORDº hath sentºª us to destroyºª it. 14 And Lotº went out,ºª and spakeºª unto² his sons in law,º which marriedºª his daughters,º and said,ºª Up,ºª get you outºª of² this² place;º for² the LORDº will destroyºª² this city.º But he seemed² as one that mockedºª untoº his sons in law.º

[12] Gn 7:1; 19:14, 17, 22; Nu 16:26; Jsh 6:22; Jr 32:39; 2P 2:7, 9; Rv 18:4.
[13] Gn 13:13; 18:20; 1Ch 21:15; Ps 11:5; Is 3:11; 36:10; 37:36; Ezk 9:5; Mt 13:41, 49; Ac 12:23; Ro 3:8; Jm 5:4; Jde 1:7; Rv 16:1.
[14] Gn 19:17, 22; Ex 9:21; 12:31; Nu 16:21, 26, 45; 2Ch 30:10; 36:16; Pv 29:1; Is 28:22; Jr 5:12; 20:7; 51:6; Ezk 20:49; Mt 1:18; 9:24; Lk 9:42; 17:28; 24:11; Ac 17:32; 1Th 5:3; Rv 18:4.

15 ¶ And whenº the morningº arose,ºª then the angelsº hastenedºª Lot,º saying,ºª Arise,ºª takeºª² thy wife,º and thy twoº daughters,º which are here;ºª lest² thou be consumedºª in the iniquityº of the city.º 16 And while he lingered,ºª the men¹² laid holdºª upon his hand,º and upon the handº of his wife,º and upon the handº of his twoº daughters;º the LORDº being mercifulº unto² him: and they brought him forth,ºª and set² him¹ª withoutº² the city.º

[15] Gn 19:17, 22; Nu 16:24; Pv 6:4; Lk 13:24; 2Co 6:2; He 3:7; Rv 18:4.
[16] Ex 34:6; Nu 14:18; Dt 4:31; Jsh 6:22; 1Ch 16:34; Ps 34:12; 86:5, 15; 103:8, 13; 106:1, 8; 107:1; 111:4; 118:1; 119:60; 136:1; Is 63:9; Lm 3:22; Mi 7:18; Lk 6:35; 18:13; Jn 6:44; Ro 9:15, 18; 2Co 1:3; Ep 2:4; Tit 3:5; 2P 2:9.

17 ¶ And it came to pass,² when they had brought them forthºª² abroad,º that he said,ºª Escapeºª forº thy life;º lookºª not² behind² thee,¹ neither² stayºª thou in all² the plain;º escapeºª to the mountain,º lest² thou be consumed.ºª

[17] Gn 18:22; 19:14, 22, 26; 1S 19:11; 1K 19:3; Ps 121:1; Mt 3:7; 24:16; Lk 9:62; 17:31; Php 3:13; He 2:3.

He obtaineth leave to go into Zoar.

18 And Lotº saidºª unto² them, Oh,² not² so, my Lord:¹² 19 Behold² now,² thy servantº hath foundºª graceº in thy sight,º and thou hast magnifiedºª thy mercy,º which² thou hast shewedºª unto² me¹ in savingºª² my life;º and I² cannotºª² escapeºª to the mountain,º lest² some evilº takeºª me, and I die:ºª 20 Behold² now,² this² cityº [is] nearº to fleeºª unto,² and itº [is] a little one:º Oh,² let me escapeºª thither,² ([is] it² not² a little one?)º and my soulº shall live.ºª 21 And he saidºª unto² him, See,º I have acceptedºª² thee¹ concerning this² thingº also,² that I will not² overthrowºª² this city,º for the whichº thou hast spoken.ºª 22 Hasteºª thee, escapeºª thither;² for² I cannotºª² doºª any thingº till² thou be comeºª thither.² Therefore²² the nameº of the cityº was calledºª Zoar.º

[18] Gn 32:26; 2K 5:11; Is 45:11; Jn 13:6; Ac 9:13; 10:14.
[19] Gn 12:13; Dt 31:17; 1S 27:1; 1K 9:9; Ps 18:1; 40:1; 77:7; 103:1; 106:1; 116:1, 11; Mt 8:25; Mk 9:19; Ro 8:31; 1Ti 1:14.
[20] Gn 12:13; 19:30; Ps 119:175; Pv 3:5; Is 55:3; Am 3:6.
[21] Gn 4:7; 12:2; 18:24; Jb 42:8; Ps 34:15; 102:17; 145:19; Jr 14:10; Mt 12:20; Lk 11:8; He 2:17; 4:15.
[22] Gn 13:10; 14:2; 19:20; 32:25; Ex 32:10; Dt 9:14; Ps 91:1; Is 15:5; 65:8; Jr 48:34; Mk 6:5; 2Ti 2:13; Tit 1:2.

23 ¶ The sunº was risenºª upon² the earthº when Lotº enteredºª into Zoar.º

[23] Gn 19:23.

Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.

24 Then the LORDº rainedºª upon² Sodomº and upon² Gomorrahº brimstoneº and fireº from²² the LORDº out of² heaven;º 25 And he overthrewºª² thoseº cities,º and all² the plain,º and all² the inhabitantsºª of the cities,º and that which grewº upon the ground.º

[24] Dt 29:23; Jb 18:15; Ps 11:6; Is 1:9; 13:19; Jr 20:16; 49:18; 50:40; Lm 4:6; Ezk 16:49; Ho 11:8; Am 4:11; Zp 2:9; Mt 11:23; Lk 17:28; 2P 2:6; Jde 1:7.
[25] Gn 13:10; 14:3; Ps 107:34.

Lot's wife is a pillar of salt.

26 ¶ But his wifeº looked² back¹ª from behind²² him,¹ and she became² a pillarº of salt.º

[26] Gn 19:17; Nu 16:38; Pv 14:14; Lk 17:31; He 10:38.

27 ¶ And Abrahamº gat up earlyºª in the morningº to² the placeº where²² he stoodºª² beforeº the LORD:º 28 And he lookedºª towardº² Sodomº and Gomorrah,º and towardº² all² the landº of the plain,º and beheld,ºª and, lo,² the smokeº of the countryº went upºª as the smokeº of a furnace.º

[27] Gn 18:22; Ps 5:3; Ezk 16:49; Hab 2:1; He 2:1.
[28] Ps 107:34; 2P 2:7; Jde 1:7; Rv 14:10; 18:9, 18; 19:3; 21:8.

29 ¶ And it came to pass,² when Godº destroyedºª² the citiesº of the plain,º that Godº rememberedºª² Abraham,º and sentºª² Lotº out of the midstº² of the overthrow,º when he overthrewºª² the citiesº in the whichº² Lotº dwelt.ºª

[29] Gn 8:1; 12:2; 18:23; 30:22; Dt 9:5; Ne 13:14, 22; Ps 25:7; 105:8, 42; 106:4; 136:23; 145:20; Ezk 36:31; Ho 11:8.

Lot dwelleth in a cave.

30 ¶ And Lotº went upºª out of Zoar,º² and dweltºª in the mountain,º and his twoº daughtersº with² him; for² he fearedºª to dwellºª in Zoar:º and he dweltºª in a cave,º he² and his twoº daughters.º

[30] Gn 13:10; 14:22; 19:17; 49:4; Dt 34:3; Is 15:5; Jr 2:36; 48:34; Jm 1:8.

The incestuous original of Moab and Ammon.

31 And the firstbornº saidºª unto² the younger,º Our fatherº [is] old,ºª and [there is] not² a manº in the earthº to come inºª unto² us after the mannerº of all² the earth:º 32 Come,¹ª² let us make¹ª² our fatherº drinkºª wine,º and we will lieºª with² him, that we may preserveºª seedº of our father.º² 33 And they made¹ª² their fatherº drinkºª wineº that² night:º and the firstbornº went in,ºª and layºª with² her father;º and he perceivedºª not² when she lay down,ºª nor when she arose.ºª 34 And it came to pass² on the morrow,º² that the firstbornº saidºª unto² the younger,º Behold,² I layºª yesternightº with² my father:º let us make him drinkºª wineº this nightº also;² and go thou in,ºª [and] lieºª with² him, that we may preserveºª seedº of our father.º² 35 And they made¹ª² their fatherº drinkºª wineº thatº nightº also:² and the youngerº arose,ºª and layºª with² him; and he perceivedºª not² when she lay down,ºª nor when she arose.ºª 36 Thus were bothº the daughtersº of Lotº with childºª by their father.º² 37 And the firstbornº bareºª a son,º and calledºª his nameº Moab:º the sameº [is] the fatherº of the Moabitesº unto² this day.º 38 And the younger,º she² also² bareºª a son,º and calledºª his nameº Benammi:º the same² [is] the fatherº of the childrenº of Ammonº unto² this day.º

[31] Gn 4:1; 6:4; 16:2, 4; 19:28; 38:8, 14; Dt 25:5; Is 4:1; Mk 9:6.
[32] Gn 9:21; 11:3; Lv 18:6; Pv 23:31; Hab 2:15; Mk 12:19.
[33] Lv 18:6; Pv 20:1; 23:29; Hab 2:15.
[34] Is 3:9; Jr 3:3; 5:3; 6:15; 8:12.
[35] Ps 8:4; Pv 24:16; Ec 7:26; Lk 21:34; 1Co 10:11; 1P 4:7.
[36] Gn 19:8; Lv 18:6; Jg 1:7; 1S 15:33; Hab 2:15; Mt 7:2.
[37] Nu 21:29; 22:1; 24:1; Dt 2:9, 19; 23:3; Jg 3:1; Ru 4:10; 2S 8:1; 2K 3:1.
[38] Dt 2:9, 19; 23:3; Jg 10:6; 11:1; 1S 11:1; 2S 10:1; Ne 13:1, 23; Ps 83:4; Is 11:14; Zp 2:9.


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