Genesis 19:21

Genesis 19:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
• New International Version (NIV)He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said to him, "Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to him, “See, I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.

Context of Genesis 19:21

19“You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die. 20See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don’t you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved.” “All right,” the angel said, “I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village. 22But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there.” (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means “little place.”) 23Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon.

Genesis 19:21 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו הִנֵּה֙ נָשָׂ֣אתִי פָנֶ֔יךָ גַּ֖ם לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֛י הָפְכִּ֥י אֶת־הָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Seeהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• I have acceptedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
• theeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: kindnessH6440
• concerning this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• also, that I will not overthrowהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• for the whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• thou hast spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for Genesis 19:21

• Genesis 4:7You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
• Job 42:8So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.”
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help.
• Psalms 102:17He will listen to the prayers of the destitute. He will not reject their pleas.
• Psalms 145:19He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.
• Jeremiah 14:10So this is what the Lord says to his people: “You love to wander far from me and do not restrain yourselves. Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people. Now I will remember all your wickedness and will punish you for your sins.”
• Matthew 12:20He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.
• Luke 11:8But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.
• Hebrews 2:17Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people.
• Hebrews 4:15This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.
• Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
• Genesis 18:24Suppose you find fifty righteous people living there in the city—will you still sweep it away and not spare it for their sakes?

Commentaries on Genesis 19:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21See, I have accepted thee - How prevalent is prayer with God! Far from refusing to grant a reasonable petition, he shows himself as if under embarrassment to deny any.Read the comment
• 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. 2121. See, I have accepted thee concerning this ... also--His request was granted him, the prayer of faith availed, and to convince him, from his own experience, that it would have been best and safest at once to follow implicitly the divine directions.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 19:21

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Lot
• Sodom
• Zoar

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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