Chapter 19

And there came⁴ two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat⁶ in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing⁴ [them] rose up⁴ to meet² them; and he bowed¹⁰¹ himself with his face toward the ground;

And he said,⁴ Behold now, my lords, turn in,³ I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night,³ and wash³ your feet, and ye shall rise up early,⁵² and go¹ on your ways. And they said,⁴ Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.⁴

And he pressed⁴ upon them greatly; and they turned in⁴ unto him, and entered⁴ into his house; and he made⁴ them a feast, and did bake¹ unleavened bread, and they did eat.⁴

But before they lay down,⁴ the men of the city, [even] the men of Sodom, compassed the house round,⁸ both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

And they called⁴ unto Lot, and said⁴ unto him, Where [are] the men which came in¹ to thee this night? bring them out⁵⁴ unto us, that we may know⁴ them.

And Lot went out⁴ at the door unto them, and shut¹ the door after him,

And said,⁴ I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.⁵⁵

Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known¹ man; let me, I pray you, bring them out⁵⁵ unto you, and do³ ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do⁴ nothing; ¹⁶⁹⁷ for therefore came¹ they under the shadow of my roof.

And they said,⁴ Stand³ back. And they said⁴ [again], This one [fellow] came in¹ to sojourn,² and he will needs² be a judge:⁴ now will we deal worse⁵⁵ with thee, than with them. And they pressed⁴ sore upon the man, [even] Lot, and came near⁴ to break² the door.

But the men put forth⁴ their hand, and pulled⁵⁵ Lot into the house to them, and shut¹ to the door.

And they smote⁵² the men that [were] at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied⁴ themselves to find² the door.

And the men said⁴ unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring [them] out⁵⁴ of this place:

For we will destroy^{56 853} this place, because the cry of them is waxen great¹ before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent¹⁷ us to destroy¹⁵ it.

And Lot went out,⁴ and spake¹⁷ unto his sons in law, which married⁶ his daughters, and said,⁴ Up,³ get you out³ of this place; for the LORD will destroy⁵⁶ this city. But he seemed as one that mocked¹⁸ unto his sons in law.

And when the morning arose,¹ then the angels hastened⁵⁵ Lot, saying,² Arise,³ take³ thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here;¹² lest thou be consumed¹¹ in the iniquity of the city.

And while he lingered,¹¹⁸ the men laid hold⁵⁵ upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth,⁵⁵ and set him⁵⁵ without the city.

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth⁵³ abroad, that he said,⁴ Escape¹⁰ for thy life; look⁵⁵ not behind thee, neither stay⁴ thou in all the plain; escape¹⁰ to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.¹¹

And Lot said⁴ unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:

Behold now, thy servant hath found¹ grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified⁵⁵ thy mercy, which thou hast shewed¹ unto me in saving⁵³ my life; and I cannot ^{3201 4} escape⁹ to the mountain, lest some evil take⁴ me, and I die:¹

Behold now, this city [is] near to flee² unto, and it [is] a little one: Oh, let me escape¹¹ thither, ([is] it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.⁴

And he said⁴ unto him, See, I have accepted¹ thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow² this city, for the which thou hast spoken.¹⁴

Haste¹⁶ thee, escape¹⁰ thither; for I cannot ^{3201 4} do² any thing till thou be come² thither. Therefore the name of the city was called¹ Zoar.

The sun was risen¹ upon the earth when Lot entered¹ into Zoar.

Then the LORD rained⁵² upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

And he overthrew⁴ those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants⁶ of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

But his wife looked⁵⁵ back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

And Abraham gat up early⁵⁵ in the morning to the place where he stood¹ before the LORD:

And he looked⁵⁵ toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld,⁴ and, lo, the smoke of the country went up¹ as the smoke of a furnace.

And it came to pass, when God destroyed¹⁵ the cities of the plain, that God remembered⁴ Abraham, and sent¹⁷ Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew² the cities in the which Lot dwelt.¹

And Lot went up⁴ out of Zoar, and dwelt⁴ in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared¹ to dwell² in Zoar: and he dwelt⁴ in a cave, he and his two daughters.

And the firstborn said⁴ unto the younger, Our father [is] old,¹ and [there is] not a man in the earth to come in² unto us after the manner of all the earth:

Come,³ let us make our father drink⁵⁵ wine, and we will lie⁴ with him, that we may preserve¹⁷ seed of our father.

And they made their father drink⁵⁵ wine that night: and the firstborn went in,⁴ and lay⁴ with her father; and he perceived¹ not when she lay down,² nor when she arose.²

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said⁴ unto the younger, Behold, I lay¹ yesternight with my father: let us make him drink⁵⁵ wine this night also; and go thou in,³ [and] lie³ with him, that we may preserve¹⁷ seed of our father.

And they made their father drink⁵⁵ wine that night also: and the younger arose,⁴ and lay⁴ with him; and he perceived¹ not when she lay down,² nor when she arose.²

Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child⁴ by their father.

And the firstborn bare⁴ a son, and called⁴ his name Moab: the same [is] the father of the Moabites unto this day.

And the younger, she also bare¹ a son, and called⁴ his name Benammi: the same [is] the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.