Genesis 19:2-4

International Standard Version

²and said, “Look, my lords! Please come inside your servant’s house, wash your feet, and spend the night. Then you can get up early and be on your way.”

But they responded, “No, we would rather spend the night in the town square.”

³But Lot^[a] kept urging them strongly, so they turned aside and entered his house. He prepared a festival and baked unleavened flat bread for them, and they ate.

⁴Before they could lie down, all the men of Sodom and its outskirts, both young and old, surrounded the house.

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Genesis 19:3 Lit. he

Genesis 19:2-4

New King James Version

²And he said, “Here now, my lords, please ^(A)turn in to your servant’s house and spend the night, and ^(B)wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.”

And they said, ^(C)“No, but we will spend the night in the open square.”

³But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. ^(D)Then he made them a feast, and baked ^(E)unleavened bread, and they ate.

⁴Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house.

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Genesis 19:2-4

New International Version

²“My lords,” he said, “please turn aside to your servant’s house. You can wash your feet^(A) and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning.”

“No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”^(B)

³But he insisted^(C) so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house.^(D) He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast,^(E) and they ate.^(F) ⁴Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom^(G)—both young and old—surrounded the house.