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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 (1821). 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 ((Symbol missingHebrew characters): v.i.): an instance of the 'shamelessness' of Sodom (Is. 39).—5. The unnatural vice which derives its name from the incident was viewed in Israel as the lowest depth of moral corruption: cf. Lv. 1822ff. 2013. 23, Ezk. 1650, Ju. 1922.—6-8. Lot's readiness to sacrifice the honour of his daughters, though abhorrent to Hebrew morality (cf. Ju. 1925. 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. 1213ff.8. inasmuch as they have come under the shadow (i.e. 'protection') of my roof-tree] (Symbol missingHebrew characters), 'beam' (like (Symbol missingGreek characters)), for 'house.'—9. Lot is reminded of his solitary ((Symbol missingHebrew characters), der Eine da) and defenceless position as a gêr (see on 1210).—11. The divine beings smite the rabble with demonic blindness ((Symbol missingHebrew characters): v.i.).


only here: G-K. § 20 d, 100 o.—3. (Symbol missingHebrew characters)] Only again 199 3311 (J), Ju. 197, 2 Ki. 217 516.

4. (Symbol missingHebrew characters)] probably a gloss (Ols.).—(Symbol missingHebrew characters)] (G (Symbol missingGreek characters)) an abbreviation of (Symbol missingHebrew characters) (Gn. 4721, Ex. 2628, Dt. 138 etc.) = 'exhaustively': so Is. 5611, Jer. 5131, Ezk. 259.—6. (Symbol missingHebrew characters)] om. by GV.—8. (Symbol missingHebrew characters)] = (Symbol missingHebrew characters) (only again 1925 263f., Lv. 1827, Dt. 442 722 1911, 1 Ch. 208) is an orthographic variant (not in [E]), meant originally to be pronounced (Symbol missingHebrew characters). See Dri. on Dt. 442.—(Symbol missingHebrew characters)] as 185.—9. (Symbol missingHebrew characters) [[E] (Symbol missingHebrew characters)] (Symbol missingHebrew characters)] G (Symbol missingGreek characters): 'stand back there'; cf. (Symbol missingHebrew characters), Is. 4920.—(Symbol missingHebrew characters)] Consec. impf. expressing 'paradoxical consequence' (De.); cf. 3231 4023, Jb. 23: 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. (Symbol missingHebrew characters), and its force as if it had stood first (G-K. § 113 r, p)—11. (Symbol missingHebrew characters)] (2 Ki. 618† ) is related to ordinary blindness ((Symbol missingHebrew characters), Dt. 2828, Zec. 124† ), somewhat as (Symbol missingHebrew characters) (221) is to ordinary sleep. If from [root] (Symbol missingHebrew characters) ('shine'), it is either a