Genesis 19:20
“Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 19:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape thither (is it not a little one?), and my soul shall live.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Siehe doch, diese Stadt ist nahe, um dahin zu fliehen, und sie ist klein; laß mich doch dahin mich retten (ist sie nicht klein?), damit meine Seele am Leben bleibe.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
He aquí ahora esta ciudad está cerca para huir allá, la cual es pequeña; escaparé ahora allá, (¿no es ella pequeña?) y vivirá mi alma.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Eis que agora esta cidade está próxima para fugir ali, a qual é pequena; escaparei agora ali, (não é ela pequena?) e viverá minha alma.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eis que a cidade ali é perto o suficiente e é pequena. Por favor, permite que eu fuja para lá, (ela não é pequena?) e minha vida estará a salvo".
📖 Genesis 19:20 in Context
18And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
20Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
21And 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.
22Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
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