Genesis 19:7
And he said,—Do not I pray you my brethren act wickedly.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
In Context
6And Lot went forth unto them to the entrance; but the door, closed he behind him.
Cross References
Genesis 19:4Ere yet they lay down, the men of the city—the men of Sodom, had come round against the house, from youth even unto age,—all the people from every quarter,
Leviticus 20:13And any man who lieth with mankind as with womankind, an abomination, have both of them wrought,—they shall, surely be put to death,—their blood, shall be upon themselves.
Judges 9:26And Gaal son of Ebed came, with his brethren, and they passed through to Shechem,—and the owners of Shechem put their trust in him.
1 Samuel 30:23Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren,—with that which Yahweh hath given to us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
Romans 1:24Wherefore God gave them up in the covetings of their hearts unto impurity, so as to be dishonouring their bodies among them,—
Jude 1:7As, Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having in like manner to these given themselves over to fornication, and gone away after other kind of flesh, lie exposed as an example, a penalty of age-abiding fire, undergoing.
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 →