And the old man went out to them, and said: Do not so, my brethren, do not so wickedly: because this man is come into my lodging, and cease I pray you from this folly.
וַיֵּצֵ֣א אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם הָאִישׁ֙ בַּ֣עַל הַבַּ֔יִת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אַל־אַחַ֖י אַל־תָּרֵ֣עוּ נָ֑א אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֞א הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ אַל־בֵּיתִ֔י אַֽל־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃
One Church Father comments on this verse
The elder approached them and implored that they refrain from tarnishing the generous feast with a disgraceful act, urging them to uphold the principle that even the most uncivilized nations honor: to bring such dishonor upon a fellow tribesman, an Israelite man committed to the sanctity of marriage, would invoke the anger of the Divine Judge.
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