Lot went out to them to the door, and shut the door after him.

Commentaries

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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

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And Lot went out at the door unto them. The fact that Lot went out and exposed himself to danger shows how faithfully he observed the sacr…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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

and shut the door after him

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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