Genesis 19:7
And he said, My brothers, do not this evil.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
In Context
6And Lot went out to them in the doorway, shutting the door after him.
Cross References
Genesis 19:4But before they had gone to bed, the men of the town, all the men of Sodom, came round the house, young and old, from every part of the town;
Leviticus 20:13And if a man has sex relations with a man, the two of them have done a disgusting thing: let them be put to death; their blood will be on them.
Judges 9:26Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their faith in him.
1 Samuel 30:23Then David said, You are not to do this, my brothers, after what the Lord has given us, who has kept us safe and given up the band which came against us into our hands.
Romans 1:24For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another:
Jude 1:7Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the towns near them, having like these, given themselves up to unclean desires and gone after strange flesh, have been made an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 19:5-12
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them… Read the whole commentary →