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And they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

גשׁ־ < הלאה (gesh - hāl'âh), meaning “approach to a distant point,” or “stand back.”

סנורים (san'evērı̂ym

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

This one fellow came in to sojourn. — Hebrew: the one came to sojourn, as if an extraordinary concession had been made in Lot’s f…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And they said, Stand back. The fact that Lot, with all his entreaties—than which nothing could be brought forward more likely to soothe th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they said, stand back: Turn on one side, get away from the door, that we may come to it: and they said [a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Lot was good, but there was no one else of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile. Therefore, care was t…

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