Genesis 19:2

my lords adonai. The Massoretic note upon this word is "profane," i.e. not the Divine name: see note on Genesis 18:3.

turn aside Lot's words are a good example of Eastern hospitality. Possibly to this passage and Genesis 18:3 reference is made in Hebrews 13:2.

in the street We must be careful not to connect the modern idea of a "street" with this word, which means rather a wide open space. Cf. Judges 19:15; Ezra 10:9; Nehemiah 8:1, "the broad place."

The refusal of "the men" is partly to be explained as a piece of Oriental courtesy, but partly, also, to elicit the avowal that what would be safe in other towns could not be risked in Sodom.