Chapter 19
Genesis 19:6
RBT Translation:
And Lot is going out toward them, the Opening-ward, and the Door he has shut his back.662
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Lot went forth to them to the entrance, and shut the door after him,
And Lot went forth to them to the entrance, and shut the door after him,
LITV Translation:
And Lot went out to them, to the door, and he closed the door behind him.
And Lot went out to them, to the door, and he closed the door behind him.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Lot went out to them to the porch, and he shut the door after him,
And Lot went out to them to the porch, and he shut the door after him,
Footnotes
| 662 | Genesis 19:6 and the Door has shut behind him. Recall the choice of words in Genesis 2:21, “Yahweh shut up the Flesh underneath” and in Genesis 7:16, “and Yahweh is shutting behind him.” The same meta-narrative is repeating throughout virtually every narrative. |