Discovery BoxGenesis 18:25 
Context18:25 Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge 1 of the whole earth do what is right?” 2
Genesis 19:8
Context19:8 Look, I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with 3 a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. 4 Only don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection 5 of my roof.” 6
1 tn Or “ruler.”
2 sn Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right? For discussion of this text see J. L. Crenshaw, “Popular Questioning of the Justice of God in Ancient Israel,” ZAW 82 (1970): 380-95, and C. S. Rodd, “Shall Not the Judge of All the Earth Do What Is Just?” ExpTim 83 (1972): 137-39.
3 tn Heb “who have not known.” Here this expression is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
4 tn Heb “according to what is good in your eyes.”
5 tn Heb “shadow.”
6 sn This chapter portrays Lot as a hypocrite. He is well aware of the way the men live in his city and is apparently comfortable in the midst of it. But when confronted by the angels, he finally draws the line. But he is nevertheless willing to sacrifice his daughters’ virginity to protect his guests. His opposition to the crowds leads to his rejection as a foreigner by those with whom he had chosen to live. The one who attempted to rescue his visitors ends up having to be rescued by them.
