Genesis 19:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 19:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לוֹט֙
Lôwṭ
H3876
Lot
וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֔וֹ
אַיֵּ֧ה
ʼayêh
H346
where
הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּ֥אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֶ֖יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
הַלָּ֑יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
הוֹצִיאֵ֣ם
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֵלֵ֔ינוּ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְנֵדְעָ֖ה
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֹתָֽם
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
They called to Lot, and said to him, "Where are the men who came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may have sex with them."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they called to Lot and said to him, “Where the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can know them!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).