Génesis 19:7

7 les dijo:—Por favor, amigos míos, no cometan tal perversidad.

Génesis 19:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 19:7

And said, I pray you, brethren
Not by family or nation, for the Sodomites were of the race of Ham, in the line of Canaan, and Lot was a descendant of Shem, in the line of Arphaxad; nor by religion, for the one were idolaters, and the other a worshipper of the true God, but by community of nature; and especially he called them so by reason of their having been neighbours considerable time, and on the score of friendship, see ( 1 Kings 9:13 ) ; and with this soft and loving language Lot hoped to win his neighbours, and to persuade them from pursuing their unlawful measures: for which purpose and that alone he used it, saying to them,

do not so wickedly;
as to use ill a man's guests, to abuse strangers, to break the laws and rules of hospitality, and especially to commit that unnatural sin they were bent upon.

Génesis 19:7 In-Context

5 Llamaron a Lot y le dijeron:—¿Dónde están los hombres que vinieron a pasar la noche en tu casa? ¡Échalos afuera! ¡Queremos acostarnos con ellos!

6 Lot salió a la puerta y, cerrándola detrás de sí,

7 les dijo:—Por favor, amigos míos, no cometan tal perversidad.

8 Tengo dos hijas que todavía son vírgenes; voy a traérselas para que hagan con ellas lo que les plazca, pero a estos hombres no les hagan nada, pues han venido a hospedarse bajo mi techo.

9 —¡Quítate de ahí! —le contestaron, y añadieron—: Este ni siquiera es de aquí, y ahora nos quiere mandar. ¡Pues ahora te vamos a tratar peor que a ellos!Entonces se lanzaron contra Lot y se acercaron a la puerta con intenciones de derribarla.