Genesis 19:18

Genesis 19:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
• New International Version (NIV)But Lot said to them, “No, my lords, please!
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Lot said to them, "Oh, no, my lords.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Lot said to them, “Please, no, my lords!

Context of Genesis 19:18

16But he hesitated. So the men seized his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, for the compassion of the Lord was upon him; and they brought him out, and put him outside the city. 17When they had brought them outside, one said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the valley; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away.” But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords! 19Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your lovingkindness, which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, for the disaster will overtake me and I will die; 20now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) that my life may be saved.”

Genesis 19:18 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹט אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אַל־נָ֖א אֲדֹנָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• But Lotלוֹטlôţ · LotH3876
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to them, “Ohנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• noאַל'al · notH408
• my lordsאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136

Cross-references for Genesis 19:18

• Genesis 32:26Then he said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” But he said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
• 2 Kings 5:11But Naaman was furious and went away and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.’
• Isaiah 45:11Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: “Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands.
• John 13:6So He came to Simon Peter. He said to Him, “Lord, do You wash my feet?”
• Acts 9:13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem;
• Acts 10:14But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.”

Commentaries on Genesis 19:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-38Verses 1-38 - The Destruction of Sodom and Amorah 9. גשׁ־ gesh -hāl'âh “approach to a distant point,” stand back. 11. סנורים sanevērı̂ym “blindness,” affecting the mental more than the ocular vision. 37. מואב mô'āb Moab; מאב mē'āb “from a father.” בן־עמי ben -‛amı̂y Ben-ammi, “son of my people.” עמון ‛amôn Ammon, “of the people.” This chapter is the continuation and conclusion of the former. It records a part of God‘s strange work - strange…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-22Lot asked the angels for permission to live in the small town of Zoar (which means "little place") even after they saved him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. Lot said ... Oh, not so, my Lord ... I cannot escape to the mountain--What a strange want of faith and fortitude, as if He who had interfered for his rescue would not have protected Lot in the mountain solitude.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 19:18

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Lot
• Sodom

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Commentaries on Genesis 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings