Genesis 19:18
in Genesis 19But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord:
KJV
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
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This verse in Genesis 19
Commentary
4 notes on this verseIt seems that now, after the exodus from Sodom, the conversation is no longer with angels but with the Lord. For when one leaves the territory of evil he will find God conversing with him, and he will have the courage and confidence to ask for whatever he wishes.
This site's exposition
No, my lords, please
on Genesis 19:18-22
Lot is told to flee to the mountains and asks for a nearer town. The request is granted. The name Zoar comes out of his own plea that it is a small place. The angel can do nothing until Lot can reach the town, so the judgment waits on one man.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
A commentator
Clement of RomeClement's First Letter to the Corinthians, Chapter 11 · Written before 99.
proposed
On account of his hospitality and godliness, Lot was saved out of Sodom when all the country round was punished by means of fire and brimstone, the Lord thus making it manifest that He does not forsake those that hope in Him, but gives up such as depart from Him to punishment and torture. [Genesis 19:15-26, 2 Peter 2:6-9] For Lot's wife, who went forth with him, being of a different mind from himself, and not continuing in agreement with him [as to the command which had been given them], was made an example of, so as to be a pillar of salt unto this day. This was done that all might know that those who are of a double mind, and who distrust the power of God, bring down judgment on themselves and become a sign to all succeeding generations.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Lot said unto them,.... Supposing three present, not observing that the two angels had left him that had brought him thither; though it is but to one of them he addresses himself, even to him who had bid him make the best of his way to the mountain, as appears by what follows: oh, not so, my Lord; that is, let me not be obliged to go so far as to the mountain; though R.
The words behind it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| ל֖וֹט | lot | Lot | H3876 → | 33 times |
| אֲלֵהֶ֑ם | ʾalehem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not [it be] | H408 → | 724 times |
| נָ֖א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| אֲדֹנָֽי׃ | ʾadonai | O Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
ל֖וֹטLot
lotH3876 →33 times
אֲלֵהֶ֑םto them
ʾalehemH413 →5510 times
אַל־may not [it be]
ʾal-H408 →724 times
נָ֖אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
אֲדֹנָֽי׃O Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 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
Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
it leads to
- Hosea 12:4
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
- Psalms 115:12–13
The LORD is mindful of us; He will bless us. He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron;
- 2 Corinthians 12:8–9
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
- 1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will…
- Hosea 12:4
Through
Isaiah 45:11Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?
it leads to
- Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Ezekiel 36:37
This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.
- Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
- Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
- Jeremiah 33:3
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Clement of Rome, Clement's First Letter to the Corinthians, Chapter 11; Cyril of Alexandria, CATENA ON GENESIS 3.1139; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).