Show Bible Commentary For A Bible Verse

Click here to show/hide instructions.

Selected Verse: Genesis 19:2 - Strong Concordance

Verse         Translation Text
Ge 19:2 Strong Concordance And he said [0559], Behold now, my lords [0113], turn in [05493], I pray you, into your servant's [05650] house [01004], and tarry all night [03885], and wash [07364] your feet [07272], and ye shall rise up early [07925], and go [01980] on your ways [01870]. And they said [0559], Nay; but we will abide [03885] in the street [07339] all night [03885].
  King James 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.

Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse

Open All | Close All Open All | Close All
 
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
turn in, I pray you . . . tarry all night--offer of the same generous hospitalities as described in Gen 18:2-8, and which are still spontaneously practised in the small towns.

And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night--Where there are no inns and no acquaintance, it is not uncommon for travellers to sleep in the street wrapped up in their cloaks.
 
Top
2 And he lift up [05375] his eyes [05869] and looked [07200], and, lo, three [07969] men [0582] stood [05324] by him: and when he saw [07200] them, he ran [07323] to meet [07125] them from the tent [0168] door [06607], and bowed [07812] himself toward the ground [0776],
3 And said [0559], My Lord [0136], if now I have found [04672] favour [02580] in thy sight [05869], pass not away [05674], I pray thee, from thy servant [05650]:
4 Let a little [04592] water [04325], I pray you [04994], be fetched [03947], and wash [07364] your feet [07272], and rest yourselves [08172] under the tree [06086]:
5 And I will fetch [03947] a morsel [06595] of bread [03899], and comfort ye [05582] your hearts [03820]; after that [0310] ye shall pass on [05674]: for therefore are ye come [05674] to [05921] your servant [05650]. And they said [01696], So do [06213], as thou hast said [0559].
6 And Abraham [085] hastened [04116] into the tent [0168] unto Sarah [08283], and said [0559], Make ready quickly [04116] three [07969] measures [05429] of fine [05560] meal [07058], knead [03888] it, and make [06213] cakes [05692] upon the hearth [06213].
7 And Abraham [085] ran [07323] unto the herd [01241], and fetcht [03947] a calf [01121] [01241] tender [07390] and good [02896], and gave [05414] it unto a young man [05288]; and he hasted [04116] to dress [06213] it.
8 And he took [03947] butter [02529], and milk [02461], and the calf [01121] [01241] which he had dressed [06213], and set [05414] it before them [06440]; and he stood [05975] by them under the tree [06086], and they did eat [0398].
13 And [2532], behold [2400], two [1417] of [1537] them [846] went [2258] [4198] that [1722] same [846] day [2250] to [1519] a village [2968] called [3739] [3686] Emmaus [1695], which was [568] from [575] Jerusalem [2419] about threescore [1835] furlongs [4712].