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Genesis 19:9

“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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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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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
גֶּשׁ־gesh-approachH5066 →
הָ֗לְאָהHal.'ahbeyondH1973 →
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
הָאֶחָ֤דha.'e.Chadthe oneH259 →
בָּֽא־ba'-he cameH935 →
לָגוּר֙la.Gurto sojournH1481 →
וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טvai.yish.Potand he has judgedH8199 →
שָׁפ֔וֹטsha.Fotcontinuously <to judge>H8199 →
עַתָּ֕ה'a.TahnowH6258 →
נָרַ֥עna.Ra'we will do harmH7489 →
לְךָ֖le.Khato <the> you
מֵהֶ֑םme.Hemmore than them
וַיִּפְצְר֨וּvai.yif.tze.Ruand they urgedH6484 →
בָאִ֤ישׁva.'Ish<in> the manH376 →
בְּלוֹט֙be.lOt<in> LotH3876 →
מְאֹ֔דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →
וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּvai.yi.ge.Shuand they approachedH5066 →
לִשְׁבֹּ֥רlish.Borto break downH7665 →
הַדָּֽלֶת׃ha.Da.letthe doorH1817 →

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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.”2 Peter 2:7–8and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawlessGenesis 13:12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.Jeremiah 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.Daniel 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,Acts 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?’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.Matthew 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.John 9:34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.Ezekiel 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.Proverbs 5:12and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!Jeremiah 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.Proverbs 9:7–8He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.1 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!”Genesis 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.Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.Proverbs 17:12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.Isaiah 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.

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Lot Flees as Sodom and Gomorrah Burn — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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