The Meaning of Genesis 19:12 Explained

Genesis 19:12

KJV: And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

YLT: And the men say unto Lot, 'Whom hast thou here still? son-in-law, thy sons also, and thy daughters, and all whom thou hast in the city, bring out from this place;

Darby: And the men said to Lot, Whom hast thou here besides? a son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and all whom thou hast in the city bring them out of the place.

ASV: And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of the place:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the men  said  unto Lot,  Hast thou here  any  besides? son in law,  and thy sons,  and thy daughters,  and whatsoever  thou hast in the city,  bring [them] out  of this place: 

What does Genesis 19:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 19:12-23 - Sodom And Gomorrah Destroyed
It was a very weak nature that heaven was so eager to rescue. Though described as a righteous man, Lot was a very weak one. He had pitched his tent toward Sodom, but apparently had been unable to resist its attractions, and had gone to live within its precincts. It would almost appear that he had become one of its leading citizens. Therefore, his testimony for God was invalidated and worthless. He seemed as one that mocked, even to his own family. How the angels must have loved this work. There were four people to be saved, and between them, in the human forms they had assumed, there were four hands-one for each. Is not this work in which we all should share? Let us hasten the lingerers! It is fatal to look behind. All our past is strewn with the memories of our sins and failures. There is but one hope. Escape to the Cross of the Divine Redeemer! Shelter in the cleft Rock of Ages! Hasten to the open arms of the Father! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 19

1  Lot entertains two angels
4  The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness
12  Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law
15  He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar
24  Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed
26  Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt
29  Lot dwells in a cave
31  The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon

What do the individual words in Genesis 19:12 mean?

And said the men to Lot else who have you here Son-in-law and your sons and your daughters and whomever you have in the city take [them] out of the place
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֶל־ ל֗וֹט עֹ֚ד מִֽי־ לְךָ֣ : פֹ֔ה חָתָן֙ וּבָנֶ֣יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ לְךָ֖ בָּעִ֑יר הוֹצֵ֖א מִן־ הַמָּקֽוֹם

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים  the  men 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
ל֗וֹט  Lot 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֹוט  
Sense: son of Haran and Abraham’s nephew who settled in Sodom and was delivered from its destruction by God.
עֹ֚ד  else 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
לְךָ֣  have  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
: פֹ֔ה  here 
Parse: Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.
חָתָן֙  Son-in-law 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָתָן  
Sense: son-in-law, daughter’s husband, bridegroom, husband.
וּבָנֶ֣יךָ  and  your  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ  and  your  daughters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
אֲשֶׁר־  whomever 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
לְךָ֖  you  have 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
בָּעִ֑יר  in  the  city 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
הוֹצֵ֖א  take  [them] 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
מִן־  out 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַמָּקֽוֹם  of  the  place 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.