Genesis 19:3 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 19:3

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And 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.

KJV

And 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.

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Commentary

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

And he pressed upon them greatly - Partly because he would by no means have them to expose themselves to the perils of lodging in the streets of Sodom, and partly because he was desirous of their converse.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּפְצַר־	vai.yif.tzar-	and he urged	H6484 →
בָּ֣ם	bam	<in> <the> them
מְאֹ֔ד	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →
וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ	vai.ya.Su.ru	and they turned aside	H5493 →
אֵלָ֔יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ	vai.ya.Vo.'u	and they went	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
בֵּית֑וֹ	bei.To	house his	H1004 →
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	vai.Ya.'as	and he prepared	H6213 →
לָהֶם֙	la.Hem	for <the> them
מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה	mish.Teh	a feast	H4960 →
וּמַצּ֥וֹת	u.ma.Tzot	and unleavened bread<s>	H4682 →
אָפָ֖ה	'a.Fah	he baked	H644 →
וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃	vai.yo.Khe.lu	and they ate	H398 →

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

The walk

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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
Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
leads to
- Matthew 25:35
  For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
- Genesis 18:1
  Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
- 1 Peter 4:9
  Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
- Romans 12:13
  Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
- Matthew 25:43
  I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
Through
Judges 6:19
So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out…
leads to
- Genesis 18:6–8
  So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
Through
Exodus 12:39
Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had…
leads to
- Exodus 6:1
  But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he…
- Exodus 11:1
  Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will…