Genesis:19:1-25

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* And the two [heavenly ] agents came to Sodom at evening , and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom . And Lot saw them , and rose up to meet them . And he bowed himself with his face to the earth , * and he said , Behold now , my lords , turn aside , 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 way . And they said , No , but we will abide in the street all n * And he urged them greatly . And they turned in to him , and entered into his house . And he made a feast for them , and baked unleavened bread , and they ate . * But before they lay down , the men of the city , the men of Sodom , encompassed the house around , both young and old , all the people from every quarter . * And they called to Lot , and said to him , Where are the men who came in to thee this night ? Bring them out to us , that we may know them . * And Lot went out to them to the door , and shut the door after him . * And he said , I pray you , my brothers , do not so wickedly . * Behold now , I have two daughters who have not known a man . Let me , I pray you , bring them out to you , and do ye to them as is good in your eyes . Only do nothing to these men , inasmuch as they have come under the shadow of my roof . * And they said , Stand back . And they said , This one fellow came in to sojourn , and he will be a judge . Now we will deal worse with thee , than with them . And they pressed greatly upon the man , even Lot , and drew near to break the doo * But the men put forth their hand , and brought Lot into the house to them , and shut to the door . * And they smote the men who were at the door of the house with blindness , both small and great , so that they wearied themselves to find the door . * And the men said to Lot , Have thou here any besides ? Son-in-law , and thy sons , and thy daughters , and whomever thou have in the city , bring them out of the place . * For we will destroy this place , because the cry of them has been great before LORD . And LORD has sent us to destroy it . * And Lot went out , and spoke to his sons-in-law , who married his daughters , and said , Up , get you out of this place , for LORD will destroy the city . But he seemed to his sons-in-law as a man jesting . * And when the morning arose , then the [heavenly ] agents hurried Lot , saying , Arise , take thy wife , and thy two daughters who are here , lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city . * But he lingered . And the men laid hold upon his hand , and upon the hand of his wife , and upon the hand of his two daughters , LORD being merciful to him , and they brought him forth , and set him outside the city . * And it came to pass , when they had brought them forth abroad , that he said , Escape for thy life , do not look behind thee , neither stay thou in all the Plain . Escape to the mountain , lest thou be consumed . * And Lot said to them , Oh , not so , my lord . * Behold now , thy servant has found favor in thy sight , and thou have magnified thy loving kindness , which thou have shown to me in saving my life , and I cannot escape to the mountain , lest evil overtake me , and I die . * Behold now , this city is near to flee to , and it is a little one . Oh let me escape there (is it not a little one ?), and my soul shall live . * And he said to him , See , I have accepted thee concerning this thing also , that I will not overthrow the city of which thou have spoken . * Hasten thee , escape there , for I cannot do anything till thou have come there . Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar . * The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came to Zoar . * Then LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from LORD out of heaven . * And he overthrew those cities , and all the Plain , and all the inhabitants of the cities , and that which grew upon the ground .

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