Genesis 19
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Genesis 19:12-23

12Then the two menH376 saidH559 to LotH3876, “WhomH4310 elseH5750 have you hereH6311? A son-in-lawH2860, and your sonsH1121, and your daughtersH1323, and whomeverH3605H834 you have in the cityH5892, bringH3318 them out of the placeH4725; 13for we are about to destroyH7843 thisH2088 placeH4725, becauseH3588 1their outcryH6818 has becomeH1431 soH3588 greatH1431 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 that 2the LordH3068 has sentH7971 us to destroyH7843 it.” 14LotH3876 wentH3318 out and spokeH1696 to his sons-in-lawH2860, who 3were to marryH3947 his daughtersH1323, and saidH559, “Up, 4getH3318 out of thisH2088 placeH4725, for the LordH3068 will destroyH7843 the cityH5892.” 5But he appearedH1961H5869 to his sons-in-lawH2860 6to be jestingH6711.

15WhenH3644 morningH7837 dawnedH5927, the angelsH4397 urgedH213 LotH3876, sayingH559, “Up, takeH3947 your wifeH802 and your twoH8147 daughtersH1323 who are hereH4672, orH6435 you will be sweptH5595 awayH5595 in the 7punishmentH5771 of the cityH5892.” 16But he hesitatedH4102. So the menH376 8seizedH2388 his handH3027 and the handH3027 of his wifeH802 and the 9handsH3027 of his twoH8147 daughtersH1323, for 10the compassionH2551 of the LordH3068 was upon him; and they broughtH3318 him out, and putH5117 him outsideH4480H2351 the cityH5892. 17When they had broughtH3318 them outsideH2351, 11one saidH559, “12EscapeH4422 for your lifeH5315! 13Do not lookH5027 behindH310 you, and do not stayH5975 14anywhereH3605 in the 15valleyH3603; escapeH4422 to 16the 17mountainsH2022, orH6435 you will be sweptH5595 awayH5595.” 18But LotH3876 saidH559 to them, “OhH4994 noH408, my lordsH136! 19NowH4994 beholdH2009, your servantH5650 has foundH4672 favorH2580 in your sightH5869, and you have magnifiedH1431 your lovingkindnessH2617, whichH834 you have shownH6213 me by savingH2421 my lifeH5315; but I cannotH3201H3808 escapeH4422 to the 18mountainsH2022, for the disasterH7463 will overtakeH1692 me and I will dieH4191; 20nowH4994 beholdH2009, thisH2088 townH5892 is nearH7138 enough to fleeH5127 to, and it is smallH4705. PleaseH4994, let me escapeH4422 thereH8033 (is it not smallH4705?) 19that my lifeH5315 may be savedH2421.” 21He saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009, I grantH5375 you thisH2088 20requestH1697 alsoH1571, not to overthrowH2015 the townH5892 of whichH834 you have spokenH1696. 22HurryH4116, escapeH4422 thereH8033, for I cannotH3201H3808 doH6213 anythingH1697 untilH5704 you arriveH935 thereH8033.” ThereforeH5921H3651 the nameH8034 of the townH5892 was calledH7121 2122ZoarH6820.

23The sunH8121 had risenH3318 overH5921 the earthH776 when LotH3876 cameH935 to ZoarH6820.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 19:13 Gen 18:20 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 19:13 Lev 26:30-33; Deut 4:26; 28:45; 1 Chr 21:15 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 19:14 Or had married; lit were taking ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 19:14 Num 16:21, 45; Rev 18:4 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 19:14 Jer 43:1, 2 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 19:14 Lit like one who was jesting ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 19:15 Or iniquity ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 19:16 Deut 5:15; 6:21; 7:8; 2 Pet 2:7 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 19:16 Lit hand ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 19:16 Ex 34:7; Ps 32:10; 33:18, 19 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 19:17 Lit he ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 19:17 Jer 48:6 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 19:17 Gen 19:26 ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 19:17 Lit in all the circle ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 19:17 Gen 13:10 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 19:17 Gen 14:10 ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 19:17 Lit mountain ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 19:19 Lit mountain ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 19:20 Lit and my soul will live ↩
  20. 20. Genesis 19:21 Lit thing ↩
  21. 21. Genesis 19:22 I.e. small ↩
  22. 22. Genesis 19:22 Gen 13:10; 14:2 ↩

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