Kejadian 19:13-15

19:13 because we are about to destroy ¹  it. The outcry against this place ²  is so great before the Lord that he ³  has sent us to destroy it.”

19:14 Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were going to marry his daughters. ⁴  He said, “Quick, get out of this place because the Lord is about to destroy ⁵  the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was ridiculing them. ⁶ 

19:15 At dawn ⁷  the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get going! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, ⁸  or else you will be destroyed when the city is judged!” ⁹ 

[19:13]  ¹ tn The Hebrew participle expresses an imminent action here.

[19:13]  ² tn Heb “for their outcry.” The words “about this place” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[19:13]  ³ tn Heb “the Lord.” The repetition of the divine name has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “he” for stylistic reasons.

[19:14]  ⁴ sn The language has to be interpreted in the light of the context and the social customs. The men are called “sons-in-law” (literally “the takers of his daughters”), but the daughters had not yet had sex with a man. It is better to translate the phrase “who were going to marry his daughters.” Since formal marriage contracts were binding, the husbands-to-be could already be called sons-in-law.

[19:14]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew active participle expresses an imminent action.

[19:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he was like one taunting in the eyes of his sons-in-law.” These men mistakenly thought Lot was ridiculing them and their lifestyle. Their response illustrates how morally insensitive they had become.

[19:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “When dawn came up.”

[19:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “who are found.” The wording might imply he had other daughters living in the city, but the text does not explicitly state this.

[19:15]  ⁹ tn Or “with the iniquity [i.e., punishment] of the city” (cf. NASB, NRSV).