Genesis 19:2 (KJV)

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And he said Behold now my lords turn in I pray you into your rvant’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

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Cross-references

turn. Heb 13:2

wash. Ge 18:4

Nay.Instead of lo, nay, some MSS. have lo, to him. "And they said unto him, for we lodge in the street;" where, nevertheless, the negation is understood. Knowing the disposition of the inhabitants, and appearing in the character of mere travellers, they preferred the open street to any house; but not yet willing to make themselves known, as Lot pressed them vehemently, and as they knew him to be a righteous man, they consented to take shelter under his hospitable roof. Re 18:17-21 Lu 24:28 Lu 24:29 Ac 16:15

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