Genesis 19 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Genesis 20

¹Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.

KJVAnd Abraham^H85 journeyed^H5265^(H8799) from thence toward the south^H5045 country^H776, and dwelled^H3427^(H8799) between Kadesh^H6946 and Shur^H7793, and sojourned^H1481^(H8799) in Gerar^H1642.

² Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

KJVAnd Abraham^H85 said^H559^(H8799) of^H413 Sarah^H8283 his wife^H802, She is my sister^H269: and Abimelech^H40 king^H4428 of Gerar^H1642 sent^H7971^(H8799), and took^H3947^(H8799) Sarah^H8283.

³ But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man’s wife.”

KJVBut God^H430 came^H935^(H8799) to Abimelech^H40 in a dream^H2472 by night^H3915, and said^H559^(H8799) to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man^H4191^(H8801), for the woman^H802 which thou hast taken^H3947^(H8804); for she is a man's^H1167 wife^H1166^(H8803).

⁴ Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

KJVBut Abimelech^H40 had not come near^H7126^(H8804) her: and he said^H559^(H8799), Lord^H136, wilt thou slay^H2026^(H8799) also a righteous^H6662 nation^H1471?

⁵ Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister’? She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”

KJVSaid^H559^(H8804) he not unto me, She^H1931 is my sister^H269? and she^H1931, even^H1571 she^H1931 herself said^H559^(H8804), He is my brother^H251: in the integrity^H8537 of my heart^H3824 and innocency^H5356 of my hands^H3709 have I done^H6213^(H8804) this.

⁶ God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799) unto him in a dream^H2472, Yea^H1571, I know^H3045^(H8804) that thou didst^H6213^(H8804) this in the integrity^H8537 of thy heart^H3824; for I also withheld^H2820^(H8799) thee from sinning^H2398^(H8800) against me: therefore suffered^H5414^(H8804) I thee not to touch^H5060^(H8800) her.

⁷ Now therefore, restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don’t restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours.”

KJVNow therefore restore^H7725^(H8685) the man^H376 his wife^H802; for he is a prophet^H5030, and he shall pray^H6419^(H8691) for thee^H1157, and thou shalt live^H2421^(H8798): and if thou restore^H7725^(H8688) her not, know^H3045^(H8798) thou that thou shalt surely^H4191^(H8800) die^H4191^(H8799), thou, and all that are thine.

⁸ Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.

KJVTherefore Abimelech^H40 rose early^H7925^(H8686) in the morning^H1242, and called^H7121^(H8799) all his servants^H5650, and told^H1696^(H8762) all these things^H1697 in their ears^H241: and the men^H582 were sore^H3966 afraid^H3372^(H8799).

⁹ Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!”

KJVThen Abimelech^H40 called^H7121^(H8799) Abraham^H85, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, What hast thou done^H6213^(H8804) unto us? and what have I offended^H2398^(H8804) thee, that thou hast brought^H935^(H8689) on me and on my kingdom^H4467 a great^H1419 sin^H2401? thou hast done^H6213^(H8804) deeds^H4639 unto me that ought not to be done^H6213^(H8735).

¹⁰ Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”

KJVAnd Abimelech^H40 said^H559^(H8799) unto Abraham^H85, What^H4100 sawest thou^H7200^(H8804), that thou hast done^H6213^(H8804) this thing^H1697?

¹¹ Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’

KJVAnd Abraham^H85 said^H559^(H8799), Because I thought^H559^(H8804), Surely^H7535 the fear^H3374 of God^H430 is not in this place^H4725; and they will slay me^H2026^(H8804) for my wife's^H802 sake^H1697.

¹² Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

KJVAnd yet indeed^H546 she is my sister^H269; she is the daughter^H1323 of my father^H1, but not the daughter^H1323 of my mother^H517; and she became my wife^H802.

¹³ When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

KJVAnd it came to pass, when God^H430 caused me to wander^H8582^(H8689) from my father's^H1 house^H1004, that I said^H559^(H8799) unto her, This is thy kindness^H2617 which thou shalt shew^H6213^(H8799) unto me; at every place^H4725 whither we shall come^H935^(H8799), say^H559^(H8798) of me, He is my brother^H251.

¹⁴ Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.

KJVAnd Abimelech^H40 took^H3947^(H8799) sheep^H6629, and oxen^H1241, and menservants^H5650, and womenservants^H8198, and gave^H5414^(H8799) them unto Abraham^H85, and restored^H7725^(H8686) him Sarah^H8283 his wife^H802.

¹⁵ Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”

KJVAnd Abimelech^H40 said^H559^(H8799), Behold, my land^H776 is before thee^H6440: dwell^H3427^(H8798) where it pleaseth^H2896^H5869 thee.

¹⁶ To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”

KJVAnd unto Sarah^H8283 he said^H559^(H8804), Behold, I have given^H5414^(H8804) thy brother^H251 a thousand^H505 pieces of silver^H3701: behold, he is to thee a covering^H3682 of the eyes^H5869, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved^H3198^(H8737).

¹⁷ Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

KJVSo Abraham^H85 prayed^H6419^(H8691) unto God^H430: and God^H430 healed^H7495^(H8799) Abimelech^H40, and his wife^H802, and his maidservants^H519; and they bare^H3205^(H8799) children.

¹⁸ For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 had fast^H6113^(H8800) closed up^H6113^(H8804) all the wombs^H7358 of the house^H1004 of Abimelech^H40, because^H1697 of Sarah^H8283 Abraham's^H85 wife^H802.

WEB·Genesis 19

¹The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth,

KJVAnd there came^H935^(H8799) two^H8147 angels^H4397 to Sodom^H5467 at even^H6153; and Lot^H3876 sat^H3427^(H8802) in the gate^H8179 of Sodom^H5467: and Lot^H3876 seeing^H7200^(H8799) them rose up^H6965^(H8799) to meet^H7125^(H8800) them; and he bowed^H7812^(H8691) himself with his face^H639 toward the ground^H776;

² and he said, “See now, my lords, please come into your servant’s house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you can rise up early, and go on your way.” They said, “No, but we will stay in the street all night.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Behold now, my lords^H113, turn in^H5493^(H8798), I pray you, into your servant's^H5650 house^H1004, and tarry all night^H3885^(H8798), and wash^H7364^(H8798) your feet^H7272, and ye shall rise up early^H7925^(H8689), and go^H1980^(H8804) on your ways^H1870. And they said^H559^(H8799), Nay; but we will abide^H3885 in the street^H7339 all night^H3885^(H8799).

³ He urged them greatly, and they came in with him, and entered into his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

KJVAnd he pressed^H6484^(H8799) upon them greatly^H3966; and they turned in^H5493^(H8799) unto him, and entered^H935^(H8799) into his house^H1004; and he made^H6213^(H8799) them a feast^H4960, and did bake^H644^(H8804) unleavened bread^H4682, and they did eat^H398^(H8799).

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

KJVBut before they lay down^H7901^(H8799), the men^H582 of the city^H5892, even the men^H582 of Sodom^H5467, compassed^H5437 the house^H1004 round^H5437^(H8738), both old^H2205 and young^H5288, all the people^H5971 from every quarter^H7097:

⁵ They called to Lot, and said to him, “Where are the men who came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may have sex with them.”

KJVAnd they called^H7121^(H8799) unto Lot^H3876, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Where are the men^H582 which came in^H935^(H8804) to thee this night^H3915? bring them out^H3318^(H8685) unto us, that we may know^H3045^(H8799) them.

⁶ Lot went out to them through the door, and shut the door after himself.

KJVAnd Lot^H3876 went out^H3318^(H8799) at the door^H6607 unto them, and shut^H5462^(H8804) the door^H1817 after him^H310,

⁷ He said, “Please, my brothers, don’t act so wickedly.

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799), I pray you, brethren^H251, do not so wickedly^H7489^(H8686).

⁸ See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof.”

KJVBehold now, I have two^H8147 daughters^H1323 which have not known^H3045^(H8804) man^H376; let me, I pray you, bring them out^H3318^(H8686) unto you, and do^H6213^(H8798) ye to them as is good^H2896 in your eyes^H5869: only unto these^H411 men^H582 do^H6213^(H8799) nothing^H408^H1697; for therefore came^H935^(H8804) they under the shadow^H6738 of my roof^H6982.

⁹ They said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one fellow came in to live as a foreigner, and he appoints himself a judge. Now we will deal worse with you than with them!” They pressed hard on the man Lot, and came near to break the door.

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799), Stand^H5066^(H8798) back^H1973. And they said^H559^(H8799) again, This one^H259 fellow came in^H935^(H8804) to sojourn^H1481^(H8800), and he will needs^H8199^(H8800) be a judge^H8199^(H8799): now will we deal worse^H7489^(H8686) with thee, than with them. And they pressed^H6484^(H8799) sore^H3966 upon the man^H376, even Lot^H3876, and came near^H5066^(H8799) to break^H7665^(H8800) the door^H1817.

¹⁰ But the men reached out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

KJVBut the men^H582 put forth^H7971^(H8799) their hand^H3027, and pulled^H935^(H8686) Lot^H3876 into the house^H1004 to them, and shut^H5462^(H8804) to the door^H1817.

¹¹ They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

KJVAnd they smote^H5221^(H8689) the men^H582 that were at the door^H6607 of the house^H1004 with blindness^H5575, both small^H6996 and great^H1419: so that they wearied^H3811^(H8799) themselves to find^H4672^(H8800) the door^H6607.

¹² The men said to Lot, “Do you have anybody else here? Sons-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city, bring them out of the place:

KJVAnd the men^H582 said^H559^(H8799) unto Lot^H3876, Hast thou here^H6311 any^H4310 besides? son in law^H2860, and thy sons^H1121, and thy daughters^H1323, and whatsoever^H834 thou hast in the city^H5892, bring them out^H3318^(H8685) of this place^H4725:

¹³ for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown so great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.”

KJVFor we^H587 will destroy^H7843^(H8688)^H853 this place^H4725, because the cry of them^H6818 is waxen great^H1431^(H8804) before^H854 the face^H6440 of the LORD^H3068; and the LORD^H3068 hath sent^H7971^(H8762) us to destroy^H7843^(H8763) it.

¹⁴ Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city!” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.

KJVAnd Lot^H3876 went out^H3318^(H8799), and spake^H1696^(H8762) unto his sons in law^H2860, which married^H3947^(H8802) his daughters^H1323, and said^H559^(H8799), Up^H6965^(H8798), get you out^H3318^(H8798) of this place^H4725; for the LORD^H3068 will destroy^H7843^(H8688) this city^H5892. But he seemed as one that mocked^H6711^(H8764) unto^H5869 his sons in law^H2860.

¹⁵ When the morning came, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city.”

KJVAnd when^H3644 the morning^H7837 arose^H5927^(H8804), then the angels^H4397 hastened^H213^(H8686) Lot^H3876, saying^H559^(H8800), Arise^H6965^(H8798), take^H3947^(H8798) thy wife^H802, and thy two^H8147 daughters^H1323, which are here^H4672^(H8737); lest thou be consumed^H5595^(H8735) in the iniquity^H5771 of the city^H5892.

¹⁶ But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and his two daughters’ hands, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.

KJVAnd while he lingered^H4102^(H8698), the men^H582 laid hold^H2388^(H8686) upon his hand^H3027, and upon the hand^H3027 of his wife^H802, and upon the hand^H3027 of his two^H8147 daughters^H1323; the LORD^H3068 being merciful^H2551 unto him: and they brought him forth^H3318^(H8686), and set him^H3240^(H8686) without^H2351 the city^H5892.

¹⁷ It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, “Escape for your life! Don’t look behind you, and don’t stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed!”

KJVAnd it came to pass, when they had brought them forth^H3318^(H8687) abroad^H2351, that he said^H559^(H8799), Escape^H4422^(H8734) for^H5921 thy life^H5315; look^H5027^(H8686) not behind thee^H310, neither stay^H5975^(H8799) thou in all the plain^H3603; escape^H4422^(H8734) to the mountain^H2022, lest thou be consumed^H5595^(H8735).

¹⁸ Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord.

KJVAnd Lot^H3876 said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord^H113:

¹⁹ See now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your loving kindness, which you have shown to me in saving my life. I can’t escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die.

KJVBehold now, thy servant^H5650 hath found^H4672^(H8804) grace^H2580 in thy sight^H5869, and thou hast magnified^H1431^(H8686) thy mercy^H2617, which thou hast shewed^H6213^(H8804) unto me^H5978 in saving^H2421^(H8687) my life^H5315; and I cannot^H3201^(H8799) escape^H4422^(H8736) to the mountain^H2022, lest some evil^H7451 take^H1692^(H8799) me, and I die^H4191^(H8804):

²⁰ See now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape there (isn’t it a little one?), and my soul will live.”

KJVBehold now, this city^H5892 is near^H7138 to flee^H5127^(H8800) unto, and it^H1931 is a little one^H4705: Oh, let me escape^H4422^(H8735) thither,( is it not a little one^H4705?) and my soul^H5315 shall live^H2421^(H8799).

²¹ He said to him, “Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto him, See^H2009, I have accepted^H5375^(H8804) thee^H6440 concerning this thing^H1697 also, that I will not overthrow^H2015^(H8800) this city^H5892, for the which^H834 thou hast spoken^H1696^(H8765).

²² Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

KJVHaste^H4116^(H8761) thee, escape^H4422^(H8734) thither; for I cannot^H3201^(H8799) do^H6213^(H8800) any thing^H1697 till thou be come^H935^(H8800) thither. Therefore the name^H8034 of the city^H5892 was called^H7121^(H8804) Zoar^H6820.

²³ The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

KJVThe sun^H8121 was risen^H3318^(H8804) upon the earth^H776 when Lot^H3876 entered^H935^(H8804) into Zoar^H6820.

²⁴ Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.

KJVThen the LORD^H3068 rained^H4305^(H8689) upon Sodom^H5467 and upon Gomorrah^H6017 brimstone^H1614 and fire^H784 from the LORD^H3068 out of heaven^H8064;

²⁵ He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground.

KJVAnd he overthrew^H2015^(H8799) those^H411 cities^H5892, and all the plain^H3603, and all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the cities^H5892, and that which grew^H6780 upon the ground^H127.

²⁶ But Lot’s wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

KJVBut his wife^H802 looked back^H5027^(H8686) from behind him^H310, and she became a pillar^H5333 of salt^H4417.

²⁷ Abraham went up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before Yahweh.

KJVAnd Abraham^H85 gat up early^H7925^(H8686) in the morning^H1242 to the place^H4725 where he stood^H5975^(H8804) before^H6440 the LORD^H3068:

²⁸ He looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

KJVAnd he looked^H8259^(H8686) toward^H6440 Sodom^H5467 and Gomorrah^H6017, and toward^H6440 all the land^H776 of the plain^H3603, and beheld^H7200^(H8799), and, lo, the smoke^H7008 of the country^H776 went up^H5927^(H8804) as the smoke^H7008 of a furnace^H3536.

²⁹ When God destroyed the cities of the plain, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when God^H430 destroyed^H7843^(H8763) the cities^H5892 of the plain^H3603, that God^H430 remembered^H2142^(H8799) Abraham^H85, and sent^H7971^(H8762) Lot^H3876 out of the midst^H8432 of the overthrow^H2018, when he overthrew^H2015^(H8800) the cities^H5892 in the which^H2004 Lot^H3876 dwelt^H3427^(H8804).

³⁰ Lot went up out of Zoar, and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to live in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his two daughters.

KJVAnd Lot^H3876 went up^H5927^(H8799) out of Zoar^H6820, and dwelt^H3427^(H8799) in the mountain^H2022, and his two^H8147 daughters^H1323 with him; for he feared^H3372^(H8804) to dwell^H3427^(H8800) in Zoar^H6820: and he dwelt^H3427^(H8799) in a cave^H4631, he and his two^H8147 daughters^H1323.

³¹ The firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man on the earth to come in to us in the way of all the earth.

KJVAnd the firstborn^H1067 said^H559^(H8799) unto the younger^H6810, Our father^H1 is old^H2204^(H8804), and there is not a man^H376 in the earth^H776 to come in^H935^(H8800) unto us after the manner^H1870 of all the earth^H776:

³² Come, let’s make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve our father’s family line.”

KJVCome^H3212^(H8798), let us make^H8248 our father^H1 drink^H8248^(H8686) wine^H3196, and we will lie^H7901^(H8799) with him, that we may preserve^H2421^(H8762) seed^H2233 of our father^H1.

³³ They made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father. He didn’t know when she lay down, nor when she arose.

KJVAnd they made^H8248 their father^H1 drink^H8248^(H8686) wine^H3196 that night^H3915: and the firstborn^H1067 went in^H935^(H8799), and lay^H7901^(H8799) with her father^H1; and he perceived^H3045^(H8804) not when she lay down^H7901^(H8800), nor when she arose^H6965^(H8800).

³⁴ It came to pass on the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let’s make him drink wine again tonight. You go in, and lie with him, that we may preserve our father’s family line.”

KJVAnd it came to pass on the morrow^H4283, that the firstborn^H1067 said^H559^(H8799) unto the younger^H6810, Behold, I lay^H7901^(H8804) yesternight^H570 with my father^H1: let us make him drink^H8248^(H8686) wine^H3196 this night^H3915 also; and go thou in^H935^(H8798), and lie^H7901^(H8798) with him, that we may preserve^H2421^(H8762) seed^H2233 of our father^H1.

³⁵ They made their father drink wine that night also. The younger went and lay with him. He didn’t know when she lay down, nor when she got up.

KJVAnd they made^H8248 their father^H1 drink^H8248^(H8686) wine^H3196 that^H1931 night^H3915 also: and the younger^H6810 arose^H6965^(H8799), and lay^H7901^(H8799) with him; and he perceived^H3045^(H8804) not when she lay down^H7901^(H8800), nor when she arose^H6965^(H8800).

³⁶ Thus both of Lot’s daughters were with child by their father.

KJVThus were both^H8147 the daughters^H1323 of Lot^H3876 with child^H2029^(H8799) by their father^H1.

³⁷ The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

KJVAnd the firstborn^H1067 bare^H3205^(H8799) a son^H1121, and called^H7121^(H8799) his name^H8034 Moab^H4124: the same^H1931 is the father^H1 of the Moabites^H4124 unto this day^H3117.

³⁸ The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben Ammi. He is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.

KJVAnd the younger^H6810, she also bare^H3205^(H8804) a son^H1121, and called^H7121^(H8799) his name^H8034 Benammi^H1151: the same is the father^H1 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 unto this day^H3117.

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