Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
KJV
Veneruntque duo angeli Sodomam vespere, et sedente Lot in foribus civitatis. Qui cum vidisset eos, surrexit, et ivit obviam eis : adoravitque pronus in terram,
Vulgate
Ἦλθον δὲ οἱ δύο ἄγγελοι εἰς Σόδομα ἑσπέρας· Λὼτ δὲ ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν πύλην Σοδόμων. ἰδὼν δὲ Λὼτ ἀνέστη εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτοῖς, καὶ προσεκύνησεν τῷ προσώπῳ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν·
LXX
And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth;
ASV
וַ֠/יָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵ֨י הַ/מַּלְאָכִ֤ים סְדֹ֨מָ/ה֙ בָּ/עֶ֔רֶב וְ/ל֖וֹט יֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּ/שַֽׁעַר סְדֹ֑ם וַ/יַּרְא לוֹט֙ וַ/יָּ֣קָם לִ/קְרָאתָ֔/ם וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָ/ה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Themes
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Josephus retells the Genesis narrative: creation, the fall of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the genealogy from Adam to Noah, the flood, the tower of Babel, and the lives of Abraham and Isaac. He follows the biblical account closely but adds rationalizing explanations and draws on extra-biblical traditions.
Cross-references
- Exod 18:7 — And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
- Gen 13:12 — Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
- Gen 18:1 — And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
- Gen 18:2 — And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
- Gen 18:22 — And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
- Gen 18:22 — And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
- Heb 13:2 — Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- Job 31:32 — The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
- Matt 10:11 — And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
- Matt 25:35 — For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
- Prov 24:1 — Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.