Genesis 19:2 meaning and explanation

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.”

Genesis 19:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Lot speaks these words in Genesis 19 as the two angels arrive at Sodom in the evening. He is sitting in the city gateway, where leading men gathered, and he bows facedown, calling them “my lords,” a polite address that may or may not recognize them as heavenly messengers.

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