Genesis 19:2
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And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
In other translations
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הִנֶּהhinehhere!H2009נָּא־na'-pleaseH4994אֲדֹנַי'adonaiO lords myH113סוּרוּsuruturn asideH5493נָאna'pleaseH4994אֶל־'el-toH413בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004עַבְדְּכֶם'avdekhemservant yourH5650וְלִינוּvelinuand stay [the] nightH3885וְרַחֲצוּverachatzuand washH7364רַגְלֵיכֶםragleikhemfeet yourH7272וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּםvehishkamtemand you will rise earlyH7925וַהֲלַכְתֶּםvahalakhtemand you will goH1980לְדַרְכְּכֶםledarkekhemto way yourH1870וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לֹּאlo'In-H3808כִּיkideedH3588בָרְחוֹבvarechovin the open placeH7339נָלִין׃nalinwe will stay [the] nightH3885
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- Acts 16:15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
- Hebrews 13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- Judges 19:17-2117 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth–lehem–judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth–lehem–judah, but I am now going to the house of the Lord; and there is no man that receiveth me to house. 19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing. 20 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.17 When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?” 18 The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home, 19 even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.” 20 “Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”
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