Genesis 19:12
in Genesis 19Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of the place:
KJV
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
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This verse in Genesis 19
Commentary
7 notes on this verseHast thou here any besides? son-in-law - Here there appears to be but one meant, as the word חתן chathan is in the singular number; but in Gen 19:14 the word is plural, חתיו chathanaiv, his sons-in-law. There were only two in number; as we do not hear that Lot had more than two daughters: and these seem not to have been actually married to those daughters, but only betrothed, as is evident from what Lot says, Gen 19:8; for they had not known man, but were the spouses elect of those who are here called his sons-in-law.
This site's exposition
Do you have anyone else here
on Genesis 19:12-14
The angels ask for sons, daughters, sons-in-law and anyone in the city who belongs to him. Lot spoke to the sons-in-law and they thought he was joking. The Hebrew behind that joking is built on the root that gives Isaac his name. Sarah laughed on the same root one chapter earlier.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
If thou hast, go tell them what is coming." Now this implies, 1. The command of a great duty, which was to do all he could for the salvation of those about him, to snatch them as brands out of the fire. Note, Those who through grace are themselves delivered out of a sinful state should do what they can for the deliverance of others, especially their relations.
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And the men said unto Lot,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
THE angelic messengers of mercy were not only earnest to bring Lot out of the city, but in their great kindness they reminded him of an important matter which, in the alarm of the tumult without and in the surprise of their fearful tidings, he might possibly have forgotten. They suggested to his distracted heart a loving care for his relatives and friends. His wife and his two daughters were already with him in the house, but he had two sons-in-law to whom his daughters were espoused, if not married.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Hast thou here any besides? . . . we will destroy this place--Apostolic authority has declared Lot was "a righteous man" (2Pe 2:8), at bottom good, though he contented himself with lamenting the sins that he saw, instead of acting on his own convictions, and withdrawing himself and family from such a sink of corruption.
THE angelic messengers of mercy were not only earnest to bring Lot out of the city, but in their great kindness they reminded him of an important matter which, in the alarm of the tumult without and in the surprise of their fearful tidings, he might possibly have forgotten. They suggested to his distracted heart a loving care for his relatives and friends. His wife and his two daughters were already with him in the house, but he had two sons-in-law to whom his daughters were espoused, if not married. And the angels suggest to him to make an effort to rescue these, also, from the destruction which awaited the filthy city. In the perturbation of mind which is so usual in the renewed heart at first, it is no marvel if a man should be so taken up with thoughts of his own safety as to forget the welfare of others. Therefore I see a wisdom in the saying of the Apostle Paul to the trembling jailer, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved, and your house." The jailer's question was personal and confined to himself—"Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" In this we judge him not—for his own conversion must be the object of the deepest and most earnest thoughts of a convicted sinner. But Paul's answer was large and liberal—"You shall be saved, and your house." There may be some here who have but lately passed from darkness to light.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Rashi comments: “Whom else of your family have you in the city besides your wife and daughters who are at home with you? If you have additionally a son-in-law, or sons and daughters, take them out from this place.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ | vaiyomeru | and they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים | haanashim | the men | H582 → | 566 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| ל֗וֹט | lot | Lot | H3876 → | 33 times |
| עֹ֚ד | ʾod | yet | H5750 → | 490 times |
| מִֽי־ | mi- | who? | H4310 → | 423 times |
| לְךָ֣ | lekha | [belongs] to <the> you | ||
| פֹ֔ה | foh | here | H6311 → | 82 times |
| חָתָן֙ | chatan | a son-in-law | H2860 → | 20 times |
| וּבָנֶ֣יךָ | uvaneikha | and sons your | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ | uvenoteikha | and daughters your | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְכֹ֥ל | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לְךָ֖ | lekha | [belong] to <the> you | ||
| בָּעִ֑יר | bair | in the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הוֹצֵ֖א | hotze' | bring out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַמָּקֽוֹם׃ | hamakom | the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּand they said
vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times
הָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםthe men
haanashimH582 →566 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
ל֗וֹטLot
lotH3876 →33 times
עֹ֚דyet
ʾodH5750 →490 times
מִֽי־who?
mi-H4310 →423 times
לְךָ֣[belongs] to <the> you
lekha
פֹ֔הhere
fohH6311 →82 times
חָתָן֙a son-in-law
chatanH2860 →20 times
וּבָנֶ֣יךָand sons your
uvaneikhaH1121 →4930 times
וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָand daughters your
uvenoteikhaH1323 →588 times
וְכֹ֥לand all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
לְךָ֖[belong] to <the> you
lekha
בָּעִ֑ירin the city
bairH5892 →1090 times
הוֹצֵ֖אbring out
hotze'H3318 →1067 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַמָּקֽוֹם׃the place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:17
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 51:6
Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
- Jeremiah 51:45
Come out of her, My people! Save your lives, each of you, from the fierce anger of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 50:8
Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17
Through
Genesis 7:1Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
it leads to
- Matthew 24:37–39
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- 2 Peter 2:5–9
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
- Genesis 6:9
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
- Matthew 24:37–39
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 601: “A Solemn Enquiry Concerning Our Families” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.