Genesis 19:6

6 Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him

Genesis 19:6 in Other Translations

6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

6 Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him,

6 So Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him.

6 Lot went out, barring the door behind him,

6 Lot went out to them at the entrance and shut the door behind him.

Genesis 19:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 19:6

And Lot went out at the door unto them
At the door of his house:

and shut the door after him;
the door of the passage to his house, the courtyard door, for another word is here used; unless the one was properly the door, and the other a hatch: however, this precaution of shutting it was used to prevent the men of Sodom rushing in, and taking away the men by violence; and that Lot might have some opportunity of trying what he could do by arguments, to prevail upon them to desist from their attempt.

Genesis 19:6 In-Context

4 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 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 outside to meet them and shut the door behind him

7 and said, “No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing.

8 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.”

Cross References

• 1. Judges 19:23