Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Genesis 19:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
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Quick Meaning
Lot goes outside and shuts the door behind him, placing himself between the mob and the people inside. The action is courageous protection, but his next proposal shows that courage in one direction can coexist with grave failure toward others.
Read It With
- Genesis 19:1–11
Read verses 6–10. Lot steps out, appeals to the crowd, offers his daughters, is threatened, and must be pulled back inside by the visitors.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Lot places himself outside the closed door to answer the mob and attempt protection.
Read Genesis 19:6–8 together
Why these verses belong together: Lot's exit, moral appeal, daughters, and roof-protection rationale form one failed response to the mob.
Verse 6. 6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
Verse 7. 7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
Verse 8. 8 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.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
Standing outside the door does not make Lot's offer in verse 8 righteous or safe.
What Remains True
Protective action must be evaluated by whether it safeguards all vulnerable people, not only the people a protector values most.
How It Can Shape Life
- When intervening in danger, use a plan that does not transfer the threat to a child, dependent, colleague, or other less powerful person.
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
Open NET Genesis 19 ↗