The Meaning of Genesis 19:9 Explained

Genesis 19:9

KJV: And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

YLT: And they say, 'Come nigh hither;' they say also, 'This one hath come in to sojourn, and he certainly judgeth! now, we do evil to thee more than to them;' and they press against the man, against Lot greatly, and come nigh to break the door.

Darby: And they said, Back there! And they said again, This one came to sojourn, and he must be a judge? Now we will deal worse with thee than with them. And they pressed hard on the man on Lot; and drew near to break the door.

ASV: And they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they said,  Stand  back.  And they said  [again], This one  [fellow] came in  to sojourn,  and he will needs  be a judge:  now will we deal worse  with thee, than with them. And they pressed  sore  upon the man,  [even] Lot,  and came near  to break  the door. 

What does Genesis 19:9 Mean?

Study Notes

And they said
The world's contempt for a worldly believer.

Context Summary

Genesis 19:1-11 - Angels With Lot In Sodom
This chapter withdraws the veil from the ministry of angels. The Lord of Angels stayed with Abraham on the heights. He also, in future ages, was to descend into human Sodoms to seek and save the lost, but at present He delegated this work to angels until the fullness of the time was come. The visit of the angels was due to Abraham's prayer. How often do angels speed to our dear ones for whom we have prayed! To that ship laboring in the storm, to that deep, dark forest, to that new settlement, into the slums of that wicked city! Two references in the Gospels to this scene show how carefully it was being watched by the pure and holy eyes of the Son of man. In Matthew 11:23-24, it seems as though He knew well those streets, and would gladly have passed through them, healing and saving. In Luke 17:28 He adds some further particulars of the careless unconcern of those who would not heed the warnings implied in the story of Genesis 14:1-24. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 19

1  Lot entertains two angels
4  The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness
12  Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law
15  He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar
24  Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed
26  Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt
29  Lot dwells in a cave
31  The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon

What do the individual words in Genesis 19:9 mean?

And they said Stand back And they said This one came in to sojourn and he acting as a judge continually now we will deal worse with you than with them So they pressed against the man Lot hard and came near to break down the door
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ ׀ גֶּשׁ־ הָ֗לְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ הָאֶחָ֤ד בָּֽא־ לָגוּר֙ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט שָׁפ֔וֹט עַתָּ֕ה נָרַ֥ע לְךָ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ בָאִ֤ישׁ בְּלוֹט֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר הַדָּֽלֶת

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ ׀  And  they  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
גֶּשׁ־  Stand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: נָגַשׁ  
Sense: to draw near, approach.
הָ֗לְאָה  back 
Parse: Adverb
Root: הַל 
Sense: out there, onwards, further.
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙  And  they  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָאֶחָ֤ד  This  one 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
בָּֽא־  came  in 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לָגוּר֙  to  sojourn 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: גּוּר 
Sense: to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely.
וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט  and  he  acting  as  a  judge 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
שָׁפ֔וֹט  continually 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
עַתָּ֕ה  now 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
נָרַ֥ע  we  will  deal  worse 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: מֵרֵעַ 
Sense: to be bad, be evil.
לְךָ֖  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
מֵהֶ֑ם  than  with  them 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ  So  they  pressed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: פָּצַר  
Sense: to press, push.
בָאִ֤ישׁ  against  the  man 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
בְּלוֹט֙  Lot 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֹוט  
Sense: son of Haran and Abraham’s nephew who settled in Sodom and was delivered from its destruction by God.
מְאֹ֔ד  hard 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ  and  came  near 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָגַשׁ  
Sense: to draw near, approach.
לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר  to  break  down 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁבוּר 
Sense: to break, break in pieces.
הַדָּֽלֶת  the  door 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: דַּל 
Sense: door, gate.