19:1 That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom, and Lot was sitting there as they arrived. When he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed low to the ground.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 1 , That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom, and Lot was sitting there as they arrived. When he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed low to the ground.
19:2 'My lords,' he said, 'come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may then get up in the morning as early as you like and be on your way again.' 'Oh no,' they said, 'we'll just spend the night out here in the city square.'
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 2 , 'My lords,' he said, 'come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may then get up in the morning as early as you like and be on your way again.' 'Oh no,' they said, 'we'll just spend the night out here in the city square.'
19:3 But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. He set a great feast before them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast. After the meal,
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 3 , But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. He set a great feast before them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast. After the meal,
19:4 as they were preparing to retire for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 4 , as they were preparing to retire for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.
19:5 They shouted to Lot, 'Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out so we can have sex with them.'
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 5 , They shouted to Lot, 'Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out so we can have sex with them.'
19:6 Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 6 , Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him.
19:7 'Please, my brothers,' he begged, 'don't do such a wicked thing.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 7 , 'Please, my brothers,' he begged, 'don't do such a wicked thing.
19:8 Look--I have two virgin daughters. Do with them as you wish, but leave these men alone, for they are under my protection.'
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 8 , Look--I have two virgin daughters. Do with them as you wish, but leave these men alone, for they are under my protection.'
19:9 'Stand back!' they shouted. 'Who do you think you are? We let you settle among us, and now you are trying to tell us what to do! We'll treat you far worse than those other men!' And they lunged at Lot and began breaking down the door.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 9 , 'Stand back!' they shouted. 'Who do you think you are? We let you settle among us, and now you are trying to tell us what to do! We'll treat you far worse than those other men!' And they lunged at Lot and began breaking down the door.
19:10 But the two angels reached out and pulled Lot in and bolted the door.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 10 , But the two angels reached out and pulled Lot in and bolted the door.
19:11 Then they blinded the men of Sodom so they couldn't find the doorway.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 11 , Then they blinded the men of Sodom so they couldn't find the doorway.
19:12 'Do you have any other relatives here in the city?' the angels asked. 'Get them out of this place--sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 12 , 'Do you have any other relatives here in the city?' the angels asked. 'Get them out of this place--sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else.
19:13 For we will destroy the city completely. The stench of the place has reached the LORD, and he has sent us to destroy it.'
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 13 , For we will destroy the city completely. The stench of the place has reached the LORD, and he has sent us to destroy it.'
19:14 So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters' fiances, 'Quick, get out of the city! The LORD is going to destroy it.' But the young men thought he was only joking.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 14 , So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters' fiances, 'Quick, get out of the city! The LORD is going to destroy it.' But the young men thought he was only joking.
19:15 At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. 'Hurry,' they said to Lot. 'Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out of here right now, or you will be caught in the destruction of the city.'
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 15 , At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. 'Hurry,' they said to Lot. 'Take your wife and your two daughters who are here. Get out of here right now, or you will be caught in the destruction of the city.'
19:16 When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the LORD was merciful.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 16 , When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the LORD was merciful.
19:17 'Run for your lives!' the angels warned. 'Do not stop anywhere in the valley. And don't look back! Escape to the mountains, or you will die.'
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 17 , 'Run for your lives!' the angels warned. 'Do not stop anywhere in the valley. And don't look back! Escape to the mountains, or you will die.'
19:18 'Oh no, my lords, please,' Lot begged.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 18 , 'Oh no, my lords, please,' Lot begged.
19:19 'You have been so kind to me and saved my life, and you have granted me such mercy. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 19 , 'You have been so kind to me and saved my life, and you have granted me such mercy. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die.
19:20 See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don't you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved.'
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 20 , See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don't you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved.'
19:21 'All right,' the angel said, 'I will grant your request. I will not destroy that little village.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 21 , 'All right,' the angel said, 'I will grant your request. I will not destroy that little village.
19:22 But hurry! For I can do nothing until you are there.' From that time on, that village was known as Zoar.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 22 , But hurry! For I can do nothing until you are there.' From that time on, that village was known as Zoar.
19:23 The sun was rising as Lot reached the village.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 23 , The sun was rising as Lot reached the village.
19:24 Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the heavens on Sodom and Gomorrah.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 24 , Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the heavens on Sodom and Gomorrah.
19:25 He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, eliminating all life--people, plants, and animals alike.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 25 , He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, eliminating all life--people, plants, and animals alike.
19:26 But Lot's wife looked back as she was following along behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 26 , But Lot's wife looked back as she was following along behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
19:27 The next morning Abraham was up early and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the LORD's presence.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 27 , The next morning Abraham was up early and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the LORD's presence.
19:28 He looked out across the plain to Sodom and Gomorrah and saw columns of smoke and fumes, as from a furnace, rising from the cities there.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 28 , He looked out across the plain to Sodom and Gomorrah and saw columns of smoke and fumes, as from a furnace, rising from the cities there.
19:29 But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 29 , But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
19:30 Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 30 , Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters.
19:31 One day the older daughter said to her sister, 'There isn't a man anywhere in this entire area for us to marry. And our father will soon be too old to have children.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 31 , One day the older daughter said to her sister, 'There isn't a man anywhere in this entire area for us to marry. And our father will soon be too old to have children.
19:32 Come, let's get him drunk with wine, and then we will sleep with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father.'
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 32 , Come, let's get him drunk with wine, and then we will sleep with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father.'
19:33 So that night they got him drunk, and the older daughter went in and slept with her father. He was unaware of her lying down or getting up again.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 33 , So that night they got him drunk, and the older daughter went in and slept with her father. He was unaware of her lying down or getting up again.
19:34 The next morning the older daughter said to her younger sister, 'I slept with our father last night. Let's get him drunk with wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him. That way our family line will be preserved.'
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 34 , The next morning the older daughter said to her younger sister, 'I slept with our father last night. Let's get him drunk with wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him. That way our family line will be preserved.'
19:35 So that night they got him drunk again, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. As before, he was unaware of her lying down or getting up again.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 35 , So that night they got him drunk again, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. As before, he was unaware of her lying down or getting up again.
19:36 So both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 36 , So both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father.
19:37 When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 37 , When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites.
19:38 When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites.
The NLT Book of Genesis , Chapter 19 , Verse 38 , When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites.
