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 De.'s inference that Lot's spiritual vision was less clear than Abraham's may be edifying, but is hardly sound.—2b. The refusal of the invitation may be merely a piece of Oriental politeness, or it may contain a hint of the purpose of the visit (18$21$). In an ordinary city it would be no great hardship to spend the night in the street: Lot knows only too well what it would mean in Sodom.

4-11. The assault of the Sodomites.—4. They had not yet retired to rest when, etc.] That all the men of the city were involved in the attack is affirmed with emphasis (: v.i.): an instance of the 'shamelessness' of Sodom (Is. 3$9$).—5. The unnatural vice which derives its name from the incident was viewed in Israel as the lowest depth of moral corruption: cf. Lv. 18$22ff.$ 20$13. 23$, Ezk. 16$50$, Ju. 19$22$.—6-8. Lot's readiness to sacrifice the honour of his daughters, though abhorrent to Hebrew morality (cf. Ju. 19$25. 30$), shows him as a courageous champion of the obligations of hospitality in a situation of extreme embarrassment, and is recorded to his credit. Cf. 12$13ff.$—8. inasmuch as they have come under the shadow (i.e. 'protection') of my roof-tree], 'beam' (like ), for 'house.'—9. Lot is reminded of his solitary (, der Eine da) and defenceless position as a gêr (see on 12$10$).—11. The divine beings smite the rabble with demonic blindness (: v.i.).

only here: G-K. § 20 d, 100 o.—3. ] Only again 19$9$ 33$11$ (J), Ju. 19$7$, 2 Ki. 2$17$ 5$16$.

4. ] probably a gloss (Ols.).—] (G ) an abbreviation of (Gn. 47$21$, Ex. 26$28$, Dt. 13$8$ etc.) = 'exhaustively': so Is. 56$11$, Jer. 51$31$, Ezk. 25$9$.—6. ] om. by GV.—8. ] = (only again 19$25$ 26$3f.$, Lv. 18$27$, Dt. 4$42$ 7$22$ 19$11$, 1 Ch. 20$8$) is an orthographic variant (not in [E]), meant originally to be pronounced. See Dri. on Dt. 4$42$.—] as 18$5$.—9. E] ] ] [[G : 'stand back there'; cf., Is. 49$20$.—] Consec. impf. expressing 'paradoxical consequence' (De.); cf. 32$31$ 40$23$, Jb. 2$3$: see G-K. § 111 l, m. The inf. abs. after its vb. properly denotes continuance of the action; here its position seems due to the consec. , and its force as if it had stood first (G-K. § 113 r, p)—11. ] (2 Ki. 6$18$† ) is related to ordinary blindness (, Dt. 28$28$, Zec. 12$4$† ), somewhat as (2$21$) is to ordinary sleep. If from [root] ('shine'), it is either a