Genesis 19:8
Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; let me, I pray you, bring them to you, and do to them as seems good in your eyes: only do nothing to these men; for they have come under the shadow of my roof.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Look, I have two daughters who have never been with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever seems good to you. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Behold now, I have two{H8147} daughters{H1323} that have not known{H3045} man;{H376} let me, I pray you, bring them out{H3318} unto you, and do{H6213} ye to them as is good{H2896} in your eyes:{H5869} only unto these{H411} men{H582} do{H6213} nothing,{H408} forasmuch as they are come{H935} under the shadow{H6738} of my roof.{H6982}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Behold now, I have two{H8147} daughters{H1323} which have not known{H3045}{(H8804)} man{H376}; let me, I pray you, bring them out{H3318}{(H8686)} unto you, and do{H6213}{(H8798)} ye to them as is good{H2896} in your eyes{H5869}: only unto these{H411} men{H582} do{H6213}{(H8799)} nothing{H408}{H1697}; for therefore came{H935}{(H8804)} they under the shadow{H6738} of my roof{H6982}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Beholde I haue two doughters which haue knowne no man the will I brynge out vnto you: do with them as it semeth you good: Only vnto these men do nothynge for therfore came they vnder the shadowe of my rofe.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, I haue two doughters, which yet haue knowne no man: them will I brynge out vnto you, do with them as it liketh you. Onely do nothinge vnto these men of God, for therfore are they come vnder the shadowe of my rofe.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Beholde nowe, I haue two daughters, which haue not knowen man: them will I bring out now vnto you, and doe to them as seemeth you good: onely vnto these men doe nothing: for therefore are they come vnder the shadowe of my roofe.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Behold, I haue two daughters whiche haue knowen no man, them wyll I bryng out nowe vnto you, and do with them as it seemeth good in your eyes: only vnto these men do nothyng, for therefore came they vnder the shadowe of my roofe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and do you to them as is good in your eyes. Only don't do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
lo, I pray you, I have two daughters, who have not known any one; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do to them as `is' good in your eyes; only to these men do not anything, for therefore have they come in within the shadow of my roof.'
American Standard Version (1901)
Behold now, I have two daughters that 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, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.
American Standard Version (1901)
Behold now, I have two daughters that 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, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
See now, I have two unmarried daughters; I will send them out to you so that you may do to them whatever seems good to you: only do nothing to these men, for this is why they have come under the shade of my roof.
World English Bible (2000)
See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only don't do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Look, I have two daughters who have never been intimate with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. Only don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
Referenced Verses
- Judg 19:24 : 24 Behold, here is my daughter, a maiden, and his concubine; I will bring them out now, abuse them, and do to them what seems good to you; but do not do such a vile thing to this man."
- Gen 19:31-38 : 31 And the firstborn said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us in 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 the seed of our father. 33 So they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he did not perceive when she lay down, nor when she arose. 34 And it came to pass the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, Behold, I lay last night with my father: let us make him drink wine tonight also; and go in, lie with him, that we may preserve the 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 did not perceive when she lay down, nor when she arose. 36 Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father. 37 And the firstborn bore a son, and called his name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites to this day. 38 And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-Ammi: he is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.
- Gen 42:37 : 37 And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I do not bring him back to you: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him back to you again.
- Exod 32:22 : 22 Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord burn hot; you know the people, that they are bent on mischief.
- Judg 9:15 : 15 And the bramble said to the trees, If you truly anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
- Isa 58:7 : 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you do not hide yourself from your own flesh?
- Mark 9:6 : 6 For he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.
- Rom 3:8 : 8 And why not say, (as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say,) 'Let us do evil that good may come'? Their condemnation is just.
- Gen 18:5 : 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort your hearts; after that you shall pass on, for therefore are you come to your servant. And they said, So do, as you have said.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Gen 19:1-77 verses83%
1 And two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the ground.
2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and spend the night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise early and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will stay in the street all night.
3 But he pressed upon them greatly, so they turned to him and entered his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.
5 And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.
6 And Lot went out to them at the door, and shut the door after him.
7 And said, I pray you, brothers, do not do so wickedly.
- Gen 19:9-1911 verses82%
9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one came here to stay, and he will act as a judge: now we will deal worse with you than with them. And they pressed hard against Lot, and came near to break the door.
10 But the men reached out their hands, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
11 And they struck the men at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they tired themselves trying to find the door.
12 And the men said to Lot, Do you have anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and anyone you have in the city, bring them out of this place.
13 For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.
14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Get up, get out of this place, for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed to his sons-in-law as one who mocked.
15 And when the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And while he lingered, the men grabbed his hand, his wife's hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them out, that he said, Escape for your life; do not look behind you, nor stay anywhere in the plain; escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed.
18 And Lot said to them, Oh, not so, my Lord.
19 Behold now, your servant has found grace in your sight, and you have magnified your mercy, which you have shown to me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil overtake me and I die.
- Judg 19:21-255 verses82%
21 So he brought him into his house and fed the donkeys, and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
22 As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, surrounded the house, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."
23 And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brothers, no, I beg you, do not act so wickedly, seeing this man has come into my house; do not do this disgraceful thing.
24 Behold, here is my daughter, a maiden, and his concubine; I will bring them out now, abuse them, and do to them what seems good to you; but do not do such a vile thing to this man."
25 But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and brought her out to them; and they knew her and abused her all night until morning, and when the day began to dawn, they let her go.
- Gen 19:29-324 verses78%
29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the upheaval, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.
30 And Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters were with him, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar: and he lived in a cave, he and his two daughters.
31 And the firstborn said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us in 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 the seed of our father.
- Gen 19:34-363 verses77%
34 And it came to pass the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, Behold, I lay last night with my father: let us make him drink wine tonight also; and go in, lie with him, that we may preserve the 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 did not perceive when she lay down, nor when she arose.
36 Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father.
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16 He turned to her by the roadside and said, Let me come in to you; for he did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me?
- Judg 19:8-92 verses72%
8 He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart, and the young woman's father said, "Please refresh yourself." And they lingered until the afternoon, and they both ate.
9 When the man arose to depart with his concubine and servant, his father-in-law, the young woman's father, said to him, "Look, now the day draws toward evening; please stay all night. Look, the day ends; lodge here, that your heart may be merry. Tomorrow go early on your way that you may go home."
- Gen 19:22-232 verses71%
22 Hurry, escape there; for I cannot do anything until you arrive there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
23 The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
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8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
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21 These men are peaceable with us, therefore let them dwell in the land and trade therein, for the land, indeed, is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters.
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12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
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20 And the LORD said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grievous,