And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
And they said, Stand back, [Septuagint, aposta ekei; Vulgate, recede illuc (cf. Isaiah 49:20, where it is rendered "give place"]. But Maurer prefers the meaning of come near, approach, which the verb sometimes bears (see Gesenius, voce, naagash (H5066) No. 2), and renders the words 'come here,' in a menacing tone. WayishpoT (H8199) shaapowT (H8199), and he is always setting up for a judge (cf. 2 Peter 2:7).