Genesis Chapter 19 verse 8 Holy Bible
Behold now, I have two daughters that 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, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.
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See now, I have two unmarried daughters; I will send them out to you so that you may do to them whatever seems good to you: only do nothing to these men, for this is why they have come under the shade of my roof.
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Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man: let me now bring them out to you; and do to them as is good in your sight: only, to these men do nothing; for therefore have they come under the shadow of my roof.
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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.
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Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out to you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only to these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
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See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and do you to them as is good in your eyes. Only don't do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."
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lo, I pray you, I have two daughters, who have not known any one; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do to them as `is' good in your eyes; only to these men do not anything, for therefore have they come in within the shadow of my roof.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) I have two daughters.--It is plain from Judges 19:24 that this proposal was not viewed in old time with the horror which it seems to deserve. Granting with St. Ambrose that it was the substitution of a smaller for a greater sin, and with St. Chrysostom that Lot was bound by the laws of hospitality to do his utmost to protect his guests, yet he was also bound as a father equally to protect his daughters to the last extremity: and if men might substitute smaller for greater sins, they would have an excuse for practising every form of wickedness. The difficulty arises from the high character given of Lot by St. Peter (2Peter 2:7-8): but Lot was righteous only relatively; and though his soul was daily vexed by what he saw, it was not vexed enough to make him quit such evil surroundings, and return to the healthy and virtuous life of the mountains. And, when finally he sought refuge in them, as it was not of his own free will, but on compulsion (Genesis 19:30), he found there no peace, but shared, even if unknowingly, in deeds of horrible lust. The warning of his fall is, that men who part with religious privileges for the sake of worldly advantage are in danger of sinking into moral degradation, and of losing, with their faith and hope, not only their self-respect and happiness, but even that earthly profit for the sake of which they sacrificed their religion.Unto these men.--The form of the pronoun is archaic, and occurs again in Genesis 19:25. It is found in a few other places in the Pentateuch, but never elsewhere.For therefore, &c. . . . --Comp. Genesis 18:5. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewLook,הִנֵּה־ (hin·nêh-)InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!I have twoשְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê)Number - fdcStrong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)daughtersבָנ֗וֹת (ḇā·nō·wṯ)Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 1323: A daughterwhoאֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thathave neverלֹֽא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noslept withיָדְעוּ֙ (yā·ḏə·‘ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 3045: To knowa man.אִ֔ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personLet me bring themאוֹצִֽיאָה־ (’ō·w·ṣî·’āh-)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximto you,אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toand you can doוַעֲשׂ֣וּ (wa·‘ă·śū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralStrong's 6213: To do, maketo themלָהֶ֔ן (lā·hen)Preposition | third person feminine pluralStrong's Hebrew whatever you want.כַּטּ֖וֹב (kaṭ·ṭō·wḇ)Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodButרַ֠ק (raq)AdverbStrong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, neverthelessdo notאַל־ (’al-)AdverbStrong's 408: Notdoתַּעֲשׂ֣וּ (ta·‘ă·śū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makeanythingדָבָ֔ר (ḏā·ḇār)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causeto theseהָאֵל֙ (hā·’êl)Article | Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 411: These, thosemen,לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים (lā·’ă·nā·šîm)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personforכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthey have comeבָּ֖אוּ (bā·’ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gounder the protectionבְּצֵ֥ל (bə·ṣêl)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6738: A shadowof my roof.?קֹרָתִֽי׃ (qō·rā·ṯî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 6982: A rafter, a roofJump to PreviousDaughters Eyes Forasmuch Good Inasmuch Please Roof Seems Shadow Slept Virgin Whatever
