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Genesis 19:9

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19:9 “Out of our way!” 1  they cried, and “This man came to live here as a foreigner, 2  and now he dares to judge us! 3  We’ll do more harm 4  to you than to them!” They kept 5  pressing in on Lot until they were close enough 6  to break down the door.

1 tn Heb “approach out there” which could be rendered “Get out of the way, stand back!”

2 tn Heb “to live as a resident alien.”

3 tn Heb “and he has judged, judging.” The infinitive absolute follows the finite verbal form for emphasis. This emphasis is reflected in the translation by the phrase “dares to judge.”

4 tn The verb “to do wickedly” is repeated here (see v. 7). It appears that whatever “wickedness” the men of Sodom had intended to do to Lot’s visitors – probably nothing short of homosexual rape – they were now ready to inflict on Lot.

5 tn Heb “and they pressed against the man, against Lot, exceedingly.”

6 tn Heb “and they drew near.”



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