Verse List for GEN 19:20

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OET (OET-RV) Listen, there’s a small town nearby that I could flee to. Let me escape there. It’s only small. Then my life would be saved.”

OET-LV HERE please the_city (the)_this is_near to_flee to_(to) and_she is_a _small _place let _me _escape please to_(to) not a _small _place is_it life _of_my so_that _it _may _live.

ULT Behold, please: That town there, is near to flee to, and it, is a little one. Please let me escape there. Is it not a little one? Then my life will live.”

UST So listen to this please: That town up ahead is near enough to run to in time, and it is just a small town. Please let us run there, and do not destroy it. After all, it is very small. Then we can stay alive.”

BSB & MSB 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.”

OEB See now, this village is near enough to run to, and it is small. Oh, let me escape there, and my life will be saved.’

WEBBE & WMBB 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.”

NET Look, this town over here is close enough to escape to, and it’s just a little one. Let me go there. It’s just a little place, isn’t it? Then I’ll survive.”

LSV now behold, this city [is] near to flee there, and it [is] little; please let me escape there (is it not little?) that my soul may live.”

FBV Look, there's a town nearby that's close enough to run to, and it's so small. Please let me run there—it's really very small. It would save my life.”

T4T But listen to me. There is a town nearby. Let me run to that small town. Let me go there now. It is a small town, but our lives will be saved if we go there.”

LEB Behold, this city is near enough to flee there, and it is a little one. Please, let me flee there. Is it not a little one? Then my life shall be saved.”

BBE This town, now, is near, and it is a little one: O, let me go there (is it not a little one?) so that my life may be safe.

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JPS 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.'

ASV 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.

DRA There is this city here at hand, to which I may flee, it is a little one, and I shall be saved in it: is it not a little one, and my soul shall live?

YLT lo, I pray thee, this city [is] near to flee thither, and it [is] little; let me escape, I pray thee, thither, (is it not little?) and my soul doth live.'

Drby 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.

RV 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.
(behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither/there, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.)

SLT Behold now, this city drawing nigh to flee there, and it is small: now I shall be saved there, is it not small? and my soul shall live.

Wbstr Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a small one: Oh, let me escape thither! (Is it not a small one?) and my soul shall live.

KJB-1769 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.
(Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither/there, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.)

KJB-1611 Behold now, this citie is neere to flee vnto, and it is a litle one: Oh let me escape thither, (is it not a litle one?) and my soule shall liue.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Beholde here is a citie by to flee vnto, euen yonder litle one: Oh let me escape thyther: Is it not a litle one, and my soule shall lyue?
(Behold here is a city by to flee unto, even yonder little one: Oh let me escape thither/there: Is it not a little one, and my soul shall live?)

Gnva 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?
(See now this city hereby to flee unto, which is a little one: Oh let me escape thither/there: is it not a little one, and my soul shall live?)

Cvdl Beholde, here is a cite by, that I maye flye vnto, and it is a litle one: let me saue myself there in. Is it not a litle one, that my soule maye lyue?
(Behold, here is a cite by, that I may flee unto, and it is a little one: let me save myself there in. Is it not a little one, that my soul may live?)

Wycl a litil citee is here bisidis, to which Y may fle, and Y schal be saued ther ynne; where it is not a litil citee? and my soule schal lyue ther ynne.
(a little city is here besides, to which I may flee, and I shall be saved therein; where it is not a little city? and my soul shall live therein.)

Luth Siehe, da ist eine Stadt nahe, darein ich fliehen mag, und ist klein, daselbst will ich mich erretten; ist sie doch klein, daß meine SeeLE lebendig bleibe.
(See/Look, there is a/one city near, in_it/in_there I flee like, and is small, there will I me save/rescue; is they/she/them though/but small, that my soul lively/alive would_remain.)

ClVg est civitas hæc juxta, ad quam possum fugere, parva, et salvabor in ea: numquid non modica est, et vivet anima mea?[fn]
(it_is city these_things next_to, to how I_can to_flee, small, and I_will_saver in/into/on them: is_it not/no modica it_is, and he_will_live the_soul my?)

UHB הִנֵּה־נָ֠א הָ⁠עִ֨יר הַ⁠זֹּ֧את קְרֹבָ֛ה לָ⁠נ֥וּס שָׁ֖מָּ⁠ה וְ⁠הִ֣יא מִצְעָ֑ר אִמָּלְטָ֨ה נָּ֜א שָׁ֗מָּ⁠ה הֲ⁠לֹ֥א מִצְעָ֛ר הִ֖וא וּ⁠תְחִ֥י נַפְשִֽׁ⁠י׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἰδοὺ πόλις αὕτη ἐγγὺς τοῦ καταφυγεῖν με ἐκεῖ, ἥ ἐστι μικρά· καὶ ἐκεῖ διασωθήσομαι· οὐ μικρά ἐστι; καὶ ζήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου ἕνεκέν σου.

BrTr Behold this city is near for me to escape thither, which is a small one, and there shall I be preserved, is it not little? and my soul shall live because of thee.