Genesis 19:16 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 19:16

But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.

BSB

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ASV

But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

KJV

And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

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Commentary

4 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

While he lingered - Probably in affectionate though useless entreaties to prevail on the remaining parts of his family to escape from the destruction that was now descending; laid hold upon his hand - pulled them away by mere force, the Lord being merciful; else they had been left to perish in their lingering, as the others were in their gainsaying.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Herein it is said, The Lord was merciful to him; otherwise he might justly have left him to perish, since he was so loth to depart. Note, (1.) The salvation of the most righteous men must be attributed to God's mercy, not to their own merit.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 789: “Lingerers Hastened” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1868)

EVEN as Lot lingered in Sodom, awakened sinners are apt to tarry long in their sin and unbelief. Some few are suddenly brought to Christ, and, like Saul of Tarsus, within a few hours enjoy complete Gospel liberty. But many others are unwise children and tarry long in the place of danger, loitering where they ought to hasten and wasting time which they should diligently redeem. It is angelic work to quicken those who linger.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The kindly interest the angels took in the preservation of Lot is beautifully displayed. But he "lingered." Was it from sorrow at the prospect of losing all his property, the acquisition of many years? Or was it that his benevolent heart was paralyzed by thoughts of the awful crisis?

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀	vai.yit.mah.Mah	and he delayed	H4102 →
וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ	vai.ya.cha.Zi.ku	and they took hold	H2388 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים	ha.'a.na.Shim	the men	H582 →
בְּיָד֣וֹ	be.ya.Do	on hand his	H3027 →
וּבְיַד־	u.ve.yad-	and on [the] hand of	H3027 →
אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ	'ish.To	wife his	H802 →
וּבְיַד֙	u.ve.Yad	and on [the] hand of	H3027 →
שְׁתֵּ֣י	she.Tei	[the] two	H8147 →
בְנֹתָ֔יו	ve.no.Tav	daughters his	H1323 →
בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת	be.chem.Lat	in [the] mercy of	H2551 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
עָלָ֑יו	'a.Lav	towards him	H5921 →
וַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּ	vai.yo.tzi.'U.hu	and they brought out him	H3318 →
וַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּ	vai.ya.ni.Chu.hu	and they placed him	H5117 →
מִח֥וּץ	mi.Chutz	from [the] outside	H2351 →
לָעִֽיר׃	la.'Ir	of the city	H5892 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Titus 3:5
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
leads to
- Ephesians 2:8–9
  For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- 2 Timothy 1:9
  He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- 1 Corinthians 6:11
  And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- 1 Peter 3:21
  And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- 1 Peter 1:3
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Through
Psalms 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
leads to
- Luke 11:11–12
  What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
- Hebrews 12:5–11
  And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
- Luke 15:21–22
  The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

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PersonPatriarchsLotAbraham's nephew — the man who walked by sight toward Sodom and was saved “so as by fire” (2 Pet 2:7–8).

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