Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Genesis 19:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
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Quick Meaning
The visitors reach out, pull Lot back into the house, and shut the door. The people Lot tried to protect now become his rescuers when the mob is about to break through.
Read It With
- Genesis 19:1–11
Read verses 9–11. The crowd's pressure triggers rescue, the secured door, and the blindness that prevents entry.
Why This Verse Appears Here
At the point of breach, the guests reverse roles and rescue the host who could not protect the house safely.
Read Genesis 19:10–11 together
Why these verses belong together: The visitors pull Lot inside, secure the door, and disable the attackers in one rescue movement.
Verse 10. 10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
Verse 11. 11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
The visitors' rescue does not approve Lot's offer or prove that every victim will receive supernatural physical protection.
What Remains True
Receiving help is not failure; protection sometimes requires the people at risk to interrupt a would-be protector's unsafe plan.
How It Can Shape Life
- When your intervention has failed or increased danger, accept rescue, transfer leadership to someone able to secure the scene, and reassess the plan without defending your pride.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 19:1–11 — Sodom's Mob Threatens Lot's Guests and DaughtersSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? very strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, unit movement, violence, daughters, rescue, and canonical Sodom reception.
Exact location: Genesis 19:1–11 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 13:10–13; 14:12; 18:16–33; 19:12–29; Judges 19; Isaiah 1; Ezekiel 16:49–50; Matthew 10:14–15; Luke 10:10–12; 2 Peter 2:6–9; Jude 7
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Messenger, gate, square, press, surround, yada, brother, evil, roof shadow, sojourn, emphatic judging, threat, door, sanwerim, and weariness.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 19:1–11; lemma cross-checks with Genesis 4:1, 17, 25; 24:16 and 2 Kings 6:18
Open source ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Genesis with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, Digital edition accessed 2026
Supports: Gate and square, invitation syntax, repeated patsar, mob description, sexual sense of yada, daughters, roof protection, resident-alien language, emphatic judgment, threat, and blindness.
Exact location: NET Bible, Genesis 19:1–11 and translator notes 1–26
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