2409. Verse 16 And he lingered; and the men grasped his hand, and his wife's hand, and his daughters' hands, because of Jehovah's compassion for him, and they led him away, and placed him outside the city.

'And he lingered' means reluctance caused by the nature of evil. 'And the men grasped his hand, and his wife's hand, and his daughters' hands' means that the Lord withheld him powerfully from evils and in so doing strengthened goods and truths meant by 'Lot, his wife, and his daughters'. 'Because of Jehovah's compassion for him' means out of grace and mercy. 'And they led him away, and placed him outside the city' means his state at that time.