Genesis 19:1–14

The Rescue of Lot from Sodom

19And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening. And Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Then Lot saw them and stood up to meet them. And he bowed down with his face to the ground. ²And he said, “Behold, my lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” And they said, “No, but we will spend the night in the square.” ³But he urged them strongly,^a and they turned aside with him and came into his house. And he made a meal for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. ⁴Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man,^b surrounded the house. ⁵And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we may know^c them.” ⁶But Lot went out to them at the entrance, and he shut the door behind him. ⁷And he said, “No, my brothers, please do not do such a wrong thing. ⁸Behold, I have two daughters who have not known^d a man. Please, let me bring them out to you; then do to them as it seems good in your eyes. Only to these men do not do this thing, since they came under my roof^e for protection.” ⁹But they said, “Step aside!” Then they said, “This fellow^f came to dwell as a foreigner and he acts as a judge! Now we shall do worse to you than them!” And they pressed very hard against the man, against Lot, and they drew near to break the door. ¹⁰Then the men reached out with their hands and brought Lot in to them, into the house, and they shut the door. ¹¹And the men who were at the entrance of the house they struck with blindness, both small and great, and they were unable to find the entrance. ¹²Then the men said to Lot, “Who is here with you? Bring out from the place your sons-in-law, and your sons and your daughters, and all who are with you in the city. ¹³For we are about to destroy this place, because their cry has become great before Yahweh. Yahweh sent us to destroy it.” ¹⁴Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were taking^g his daughters and said, “Get up! Go out from this place, because Yahweh is going to destroy the city!” But it seemed like a joke^h in the eyes of his sons-in-law.