KJV King James Version
But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
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Genesis 19:10
But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
WEB World English Bible
But the men reached out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.
ASV American Standard Version
But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the men put forth their hand, and bring in Lot unto them, into the house, and have shut the door;
Surrounding context — Genesis 19
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
9 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.
10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
11 And they smote the men that [were] at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
12 And the men said 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] out of this place:
13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּH7971 · sha.lachto send: departהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙H582 · e.noshhumanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יָדָ֔םH3027 · yadhandוַיָּבִ֧יאוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]ל֛וֹטH3876 · lotLotאֲלֵיהֶ֖םH413 · elto(wards)הַבָּ֑יְתָהH1004 · betplaceוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַדֶּ֖לֶתH1817 · daldoorסָגָֽרוּ׃H5462 · sa.garto shut
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