Genesis 19
1. And there came * two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat * in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing * them rose up * to meet * them; and he bowed * himself with his face toward the ground;
2. And he said * , Behold now, my lords, turn in * , I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night * , and wash * your feet, and ye shall rise up early * , and go * on your ways. And they said * , Nay; but we will abide * in the street all night * .
3. And he pressed * upon them greatly; and they turned in * unto him, and entered * into his house; and he made * them a feast, and did bake * unleavened bread, and they did eat * .
4. But before they lay down * , the men of the city, even the men of Sodom,compassed * the house round * , both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
5. And they called * unto Lot, and said * unto him, Where are the men which came in * to thee this night? bring them out * unto us, that we may know * them.
6. And Lot went out * at the door unto them, and shut * the door after him,
7. And said * , I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly * .
8. Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known * man; let me, I pray you, bring them out * unto you, and do * ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do * nothing; for therefore came * they under the shadow of my roof.
9. And they said * , Stand * back. And they said * again, 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 came near * to break * the door.
10. But the men put forth * their hand, and pulled * Lot into the house to them, and shut * to the door.
11. And they smote * the men that were at the door of the house with blindness,both small and great: so that they wearied * themselves to find * the door.
12. And the men said * unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out * of this place:
13. For we will destroy * this place, because the cry of them is waxen great * before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent * us to destroy * it.
14. And Lot went out * , and spake * unto his sons in law, which married * his daughters, and said * , Up * , get you out * of this place; for the LORD will destroy * this city. But he seemed as one that mocked * unto his sons in law.
15. And when the morning arose * , then the angels hastened * Lot,saying * , Arise * , take * thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here * ; lest thou be consumed * in the iniquity of the city.
16. And while he lingered * , the men laid hold * upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth * , and set him * without the city.
17. And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth * abroad, that he said * , Escape * for thy life; look * not behind thee, neither stay * thou in all the plain; escape * to the mountain,lest thou be consumed * .
18. And Lot said * unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19. Behold now, thy servant hath found * grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified * thy mercy, which thou hast shewed * unto me in saving * my life;and I cannot * escape * to the mountain, lest some evil take * me, and I die * :
20. Behold now, this city is near to flee * unto, and it is a little one:Oh, let me escape * thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live * .
21. And he said * unto him, See, I have accepted * thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow * this city, for the which thou hast spoken * .
22. Haste * thee, escape * thither; for I cannot * do * any thing till thou be come * thither. Therefore the name of the city was called * Zoar.
23. The sun was risen * upon the earth when Lot entered * into Zoar.
24. Then the LORD rained * upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
25. And he overthrew * those cities,and all the plain, and all the inhabitants * of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
26. But his wife looked back * from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
27. And Abraham gat up early * in the morning to the place where he stood * before the LORD:
28. And he looked * toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld * , and, lo, the smoke of the country went up * as the smoke of a furnace.
29. And it came to pass, when God destroyed * the cities of the plain, that God remembered * Abraham, and sent * Lot out of the midst of the overthrow,when he overthrew * the cities in the which Lot dwelt * .
30. And Lot went up * out of Zoar,and dwelt * in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared * to dwell * in Zoar: and he dwelt * in a cave, he and his two daughters.
31. And the firstborn said * unto the younger, Our father is old * , and there is not a man in the earth to come in * unto us after the manner of all the earth:
32. Come * , let us make * our father drink * wine, and we will lie * with him, that we may preserve * seed of our father.
33. And they made * their father drink * wine that night: and the firstborn went in * , and lay * with her father; and he perceived * not when she lay down * , nor when she arose * .
34. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said * unto the younger,Behold, I lay * yesternight with my father: let us make him drink * wine this night also; and go thou in * , and lie * with him, that we may preserve * seed of our father.
35. And they made * their father drink * wine that night also: and the younger arose * , and lay * with him; and he perceived * not when she lay down * , nor when she arose * .
36. Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child * by their father.
37. And the firstborn bare * a son,and called * his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
38. And the younger, she also bare * a son, and called * his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
