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and said, “I urge you, my brothers, don’t do such a wicked thing. Look here, I have two daughters who are virgins.[a] Let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them whatever you wish,[b] only don’t do anything to these men, because they’re here under my protection.”[c]

But they replied, “Get out of the way! This man came here as a foreigner, and now he’s acting like a judge! So we’re going to deal more harshly with you than with them.” Then they pushed hard against the man (that is, against Lot), intending to break down the door.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 19:8 Lit. have not known a man
  2. Genesis 19:8 Lit. seems good in your eyes
  3. Genesis 19:8 Lit. under the shadow of my roof