KJV + Strong's Lot Welcomes the Angels
(Genesis 8:1-5) 1And there cametwoangelsto Sodomat even;and Lotsatin the gateof Sodom:and Lotseeing[them] rose upto meetthem; and he bowedhimself with his facetoward the ground;2And he said,Behold now, my lords,turn in,I pray you, into your servant'shouse,and tarry all night,and washyour feet,and ye shall rise up early,and goon your ways.And they said,Nay; but we will abidein the streetall night.3And he pressedupon them greatly;and they turned inunto him, and enteredinto his house;and he madethem a feast,and did bakeunleavened bread,and they did eat.4But before they lay down,the menof the city,[even] the menof Sodom,compassedthe houseround,both oldand young,all the peoplefrom every quarter:5And they calledunto Lot,and saidunto him, Where [are] the menwhich came into thee this night?bring them outunto us, that we may knowthem.6And Lotwent outat the doorunto them, and shutthe doorafter him,7And said,I pray you, brethren,do not so wickedly.8Behold now, I have twodaughterswhich have not knownman;let me, I pray you, bring them outunto you, and doye to them as [is] goodin your eyes:only unto thesemendonothing;for therefore camethey under the shadowof my roof.9And they said,Standback.And they said[again], This one[fellow] came into sojourn,and he will needsbe a judge:now will we deal worsewith thee, than with them. And they pressedsoreupon the man,[even] Lot,and came nearto breakthe door.10But the menput forththeir hand,and pulledLotinto the houseto them, and shutto the door.11And they smotethe menthat [were] at the doorof the housewith blindness,both smalland great:so that they weariedthemselves to findthe door. Lot Flees to Zoar 12And the mensaidunto Lot,Hast thou hereanybesides? son in law,and thy sons,and thy daughters,and whatsoeverthou hast in the city,bring [them] outof this place:13For wewill destroythis place,because the cry of themis waxen greatbeforethe faceof the LORD;and the LORDhath sentus to destroyit.14And Lotwent out,and spakeunto his sons in law,which marriedhis daughters,and said,Up,get you outof this place;for the LORDwill destroythis city.But he seemed as one that mockeduntohis sons in law. 15And whenthe morningarose,then the angelshastenedLot,saying,Arise,takethy wife,and thy twodaughters,which are here;lest thou be consumedin the iniquityof the city.16And while he lingered,the menlaid holdupon his hand,and upon the handof his wife,and upon the handof his twodaughters;the LORDbeing mercifulunto him: and they brought him forth,and set himwithoutthe city.17And it came to pass, when they had brought them forthabroad,that he said,Escapeforthy life;looknot behind thee,neither staythou in all the plain;escapeto the mountain,lest thou be consumed.18And Lotsaidunto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:19Behold now, thy servanthath foundgracein thy sight,and thou hast magnifiedthy mercy,which thou hast shewedunto mein savingmy life;and I cannotescapeto the mountain,lest some eviltakeme, and I die:20Behold now, this city[is] nearto fleeunto, and it[is] a little one:Oh, let me escapethither, ([is] it not a little one?) and my soulshall live.21And he saidunto him, See,I have acceptedtheeconcerning this thingalso, that I will not overthrowthis city,for the whichthou hast spoken.22Hastethee, escapethither; for I cannotdoany thingtill thou be comethither. Therefore the nameof the citywas calledZoar. 23The sunwas risenupon the earthwhen Lotenteredinto Zoar. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 24Then the LORDrainedupon Sodomand upon Gomorrahbrimstoneand firefrom the LORDout of heaven;25And he overthrewthosecities,and all the plain,and all the inhabitantsof the cities,and that which grewupon the ground. Lot's Wife Looks Back 26But his wifelooked backfrom behind him,and she became a pillarof salt. 27And Abrahamgat up earlyin the morningto the placewhere he stoodbeforethe LORD:28And he lookedtowardSodomand Gomorrah,and towardall the landof the plain,and beheld,and, lo, the smokeof the countrywent upas the smokeof a furnace. 29And it came to pass, when Goddestroyedthe citiesof the plain,that GodrememberedAbraham,and sentLotout of the midstof the overthrow,when he overthrewthe citiesin the whichLotdwelt. Lot and his Daughters 30And Lotwent upout of Zoar,and dweltin the mountain,and his twodaughterswith him; for he fearedto dwellin Zoar:and he dweltin a cave,he and his twodaughters.31And the firstbornsaidunto the younger,Our father[is] old,and [there is] not a manin the earthto come inunto us after the mannerof all the earth:32Come,let us makeour fatherdrinkwine,and we will liewith him, that we may preserveseedof our father.33And they madetheir fatherdrinkwinethat night:and the firstbornwent in,and laywith her father;and he perceivednot when she lay down,nor when she arose.34And it came to pass on the morrow,that the firstbornsaidunto the younger,Behold, I layyesternightwith my father:let us make him drinkwinethis nightalso; and go thou in,[and] liewith him, that we may preserveseedof our father.35And they madetheir fatherdrinkwinethatnightalso: and the youngerarose,and laywith him; and he perceivednot when she lay down,nor when she arose.36Thus were boththe daughtersof Lotwith childby their father.37And the firstbornbarea son,and calledhis nameMoab:the same[is] the fatherof the Moabitesunto this day.38And the younger,she also barea son,and calledhis nameBenammi:the same [is] the fatherof the childrenof Ammonunto this day. |
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