Genesis 11:6

11:6 And the Lord said, “If as one people all sharing a common language ¹  they have begun to do this, then ²  nothing they plan to do will be beyond them. ³ 

Genesis 19:9

19:9 “Out of our way!” ⁴  they cried, and “This man came to live here as a foreigner, ⁵  and now he dares to judge us! ⁶  We’ll do more harm ⁷  to you than to them!” They kept ⁸  pressing in on Lot until they were close enough ⁹  to break down the door.

[11:6]  ¹ tn Heb “and one lip to all of them.”

[11:6]  ² tn Heb “and now.” The foundational clause beginning with הֵן (hen) expresses the condition, and the second clause the result. It could be rendered “If this…then now.”

[11:6]  ³ tn Heb “all that they purpose to do will not be withheld from them.”

[19:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “approach out there” which could be rendered “Get out of the way, stand back!”

[19:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “to live as a resident alien.”

[19:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he has judged, judging.” The infinitive absolute follows the finite verbal form for emphasis. This emphasis is reflected in the translation by the phrase “dares to judge.”

[19:9]  ⁷ tn The verb “to do wickedly” is repeated here (see v. 7). It appears that whatever “wickedness” the men of Sodom had intended to do to Lot’s visitors – probably nothing short of homosexual rape – they were now ready to inflict on Lot.

[19:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they pressed against the man, against Lot, exceedingly.”

[19:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “and they drew near.”