Genesis 19:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.

Young's Literal Translation
And they say, ‘Come nigh hither;’ they say also, ‘This one hath come in to sojourn, and he certainly judgeth! now, we do evil to thee more than [to] them;’ and they press against the man, against Lot greatly, and come nigh to break the door.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
“Get out of the way!”
גֶּשׁ־ (geš-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach

they replied.
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ ׀ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

And they declared,
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“This one
הָאֶחָ֤ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

came
בָּֽא־ (bā-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

here as a foreigner,
לָגוּר֙ (lā·ḡūr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility

and he is already acting like a judge!
וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט (way·yiš·pōṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

Now
עַתָּ֕ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

we will treat you worse
נָרַ֥ע (nā·ra‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad

than them.”
מֵהֶ֑ם (mê·hem)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

And they pressed
וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ (way·yip̄·ṣə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6484: To peck at, stun, dull

in on Lot
בְּלוֹט֙ (bə·lō·wṭ)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3876: Lot -- Abraham's nephew

and moved in
וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ (way·yig·gə·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach

to break down
לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר (liš·bōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces

the door.
הַדָּֽלֶת׃ (had·dā·leṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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