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Genesis 19:9

in Genesis 19

“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.

KJV

And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

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This verse in Genesis 19

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

And he will needs be a judge - So his sitting in the gate is perhaps a farther proof of his being there in a magisterial capacity, as some have supposed.

This site's exposition

This one came here as a foreigner

on Genesis 19:9-11

The mob calls him a foreigner, after years in the city and a seat in its gateway. The men inside reached out, pulled him in, and shut the door, and struck the crowd with blindness. The Hebrew word is rare, and it appears once more at 2 Kings 6:18.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If reproofs remedy not, there is no remedy. That nothing less than the power of an angel could save a good man out of their wicked hands. It was now past dispute what Sodom's character was and what course must be taken with it, and therefore the angels immediately give a specimen of what they further intended.
And they said, stand back,....

The words behind it

20 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀and they said

    vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times

  • גֶּשׁ־approach

    gesh-H5066 →125 times

  • הָ֗לְאָהbeyond

    halahH1973 →

  • וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they said

    vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times

  • הָאֶחָ֤דthe one

    haechadH259 →971 times

  • בָּֽא־he came

    ba'-H935 →2568 times

  • לָגוּר֙to sojourn

    lagurH1481 →97 times

  • וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טand he has judged

    vaiyishpotH8199 →202 times

  • שָׁפ֔וֹטcontinuously <to judge>

    shafotH8199 →202 times

  • עַתָּ֕הnow

    ʾatahH6258 →433 times

  • נָרַ֥עwe will do harm

    nara'H7489 →107 times

  • לְךָ֖to <the> you

    lekha

  • מֵהֶ֑םmore than them

    mehem

  • וַיִּפְצְר֨וּand they urged

    vaiyiftzeruH6484 →7 times

  • בָאִ֤ישׁ<in> the man

    vaishH376 →1663 times

  • בְּלוֹט֙<in> Lot

    belotH3876 →33 times

  • מְאֹ֔דexceedingly

    meodH3966 →300 times

  • וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּand they approached

    vaiyigeshuH5066 →125 times

  • לִשְׁבֹּ֥רto break down

    lishborH7665 →

  • הַדָּֽלֶת׃the door

    hadaletH1817 →88 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 2:14But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”7 works2 Peter 2:7–8and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless4 worksGenesis 13:12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.4 worksJeremiah 6:15Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.3 worksDaniel 3:19–22At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,3 worksActs 7:26–28The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.3 worksMatthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.3 worksJohn 9:34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.3 worksEzekiel 16:49Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.3 worksProverbs 5:12and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!3 worksJeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.2 worksProverbs 9:7–8He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.2 works1 Samuel 17:44“Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”2 worksGenesis 11:6And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them.2 worksProverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.2 worksProverbs 17:12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.2 worksIsaiah 65:5They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Exodus 2:14

    But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done…

    it leads to

    • Luke 12:14

      But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

    • Matthew 21:23

      When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And…

    • Psalms 2:2–6

      The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

  • Through

    Jeremiah 6:15

    Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 8:12

      Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish…

    • Matthew 15:14

      Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

    • Jeremiah 3:3

      Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.

  • Through

    Genesis 13:12

    Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 19:29

      So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.

    • Genesis 19:1

      Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,

Where this verse is studied

About Genesis

Lot Flees as Sodom and Gomorrah Burn — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Lot Flees as Sodom and Gomorrah Burn — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the 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.

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