Genesis 19:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 19:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

He said to him, “Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 19

¹⁹ Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.

²⁰ Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”

²¹ “Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.

²² Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.

²³ And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.

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