Genesis 19:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 19:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 19:20 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 19:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“See now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape there (isn’t it a little one?), and my soul will live.””
Genesis 19:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 19:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 19:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 19:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“lo, I pray thee, this city <FI>is<Fi> near to flee thither, and it <FI>is<Fi> little; let me escape, I pray thee, thither, (is it not little?) and my soul doth live.'”
Genesis 19:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 19:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is small: I pray thee, let me escape thither — is it not small? — and my soul shall live. ”
Genesis 19:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 19:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“See nowe this citie hereby to flee vnto, which is a litle one: Oh let me escape thither: is it not a litle one, and my soule shall liue?”
Genesis 19:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 19:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“Behold now, this city is near to flee there, and it is small; let me escape there—is it not small?—and my life shall live."”
Genesis 19:20 — The Living Sword
Genesis 19:20 in Context — Genesis 19
18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19 Behold 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:
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.
21 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.
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
What Does Genesis 19:20 Mean?
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