فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيۡدِيَهُمۡ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيۡهِ نَكِرَهُمۡ وَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِيفَةٗۚ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِ لُوطٖ ٧٠
Falammā ra'ā aydiyahum lā tasilu ilayhi nakirahum wa awjasa minhum khīfatan qālū lā takhaf innā ursilnā ilā qawmi lūt
But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension.563 They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot."
Footnotes
563 Traditionally, if a guest refused to eat, it meant that he harbored ill will toward the host or intended him harm.