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1 The two angels came to S'dom that evening, when Lot was sitting at the gate of S'dom. Lot saw them, got up to greet them and prostrated himself on the ground.
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The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
2 He said, "Here now, my lords, please come over to your servant's house. Spend the night, wash your feet, get up early, and go on your way.""No," they answered, "we'll stay in the square."
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“My lords,” he said, “please turn aside to your servant’s house. You can wash your feet 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.”
3 But he kept pressing them; so they went home with him; and he made them a meal, baking matzah for their supper, which they ate.
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But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate.
4 But before they could go to bed, the men of the city surrounded the house -young and old, everyone from every neighborhood of S'dom.
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Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house.
5 They called Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to stay with you tonight? Bring them out to us! We want to have sex with them!"
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They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.”
6 Lot went out to them and stood in the doorway, closing the door behind him,
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Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him
7 and said, "Please, my brothers, don't do such a wicked thing.
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and said, “No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing.
8 Look here, I have two daughters who are virgins. Please, let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them what seems good to you; but don't do anything to these men, since they are guests in my house."
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Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
9 "Stand back!" they replied. "This guy came to live here, and now he's decided to play judge. For that we'll deal worse with you than with them!"Then they crowded in on Lot, in order to get close enough to break down the door.
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“Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.
10 But the men inside reached out their hands, brought Lot into the house to them and shut the door.
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But the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door.
11 Then they struck the men at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they couldn't find the doorway.
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Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door.
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