Genesis 19:12-13 - Exposition

And the men said unto Lot ,—after the incident recorded in the preceding verses. Lot by this time had doubtless recognized their celestial character; accordingly, the Codex Samaritanus reads " angels " — Hast thou here any besides ? ( i.e. any other relatives or friends in the city in addition to the daughters then present in the house) son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever (not of things, but of persons) thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: for we will destroy this place (literally, for destroying this place are we, i.e. we are here for that purpose), because the cry of them —not "the outcry on account of them," i.e. which the men of Sodom extort from others (Gesenius), but the cry against them which ascends to heaven, the cry for vengeance on their iniquities (cf. Genesis 4:10 ; Genesis 18:20 — is waxen great before the face of the Lord (cf. Genesis 6:11 ; Genesis 10:9 ); and the Lord (Jehovah) hath sent us (language never employed by the Maleach Jehovah ) to destroy it.