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OET (OET-RV)At that point one of them told Lot, “Flee for your lives! Don’t turn around andlook behind you and don’t stop anywhere down in the plain. Escape up to the hills so you don’t get swept away!”
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΚαὶ ἐγένετο ἡνίκα ἐξήγαγον αὐτοὺς ἔξω, καὶ εἶπαν, σώζων σῶζε τὴν σεαυτοῦ ψυχήν· μὴ περιβλέψῃ εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, μηδὲ στῇς ἐν πάσῃ τῇ περιχώρῳ· εἰς τὸ ὄρος σώζου, μή ποτε συμπαραληφθῇς. (Kai egeneto haʸnika exaʸgagon autous exō, kai eipan, sōzōn sōze taʸn seautou psuⱪaʸn; maʸ periblepsaʸ eis ta opisō, maʸde staʸs en pasaʸ taʸ periⱪōrōi; eis to oros sōzou, maʸ pote sumparalaʸfthaʸs. )
BrTrAnd it came to pass when they brought them out, that they said, Save thine own life by all means; look not round to that which is behind, nor stay in all the country round about, escape to the mountain, lest perhaps thou be overtaken together with them.
ULTAnd it happened when they had brought them out to the outside, then he said, “Flee for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stop anywhere in the plain! Escape to the mountains so that you are not swept away!”
USTAs soon as the angels had taken them outside the city, one of them said to Lot, “Run away from here as fast as you can! Do not look behind you, and do not delay in the valley for any reason! Go quickly to the hill country, or else you will die!”
BSB § As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
OEBWhen they had brought them outside, they said, ‘Run for your life; do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the heights, that you may not be swept away!’
WEBBEIt came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, “Escape for your life! Don’t look behind you, and don’t stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed!”
NETWhen they had brought them outside, they said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!”
LSVAnd it comes to pass, when he has brought them outside, that he says, “Escape for your life; do not look behind you, nor stand in all the circuit; escape to the mountain, lest you are consumed.”
FBVAs soon as they were outside, one of the men said, “Run for your lives! Don't look back, and don't stop anywhere in the valley! Run to the mountains otherwise you'll be destroyed!”
T4TWhen they were outside the city, one of the angels said, “If you want to remain alive, run away quickly! Don’t look back! And don’t stop anywhere in the valley! Flee to the hills! If you don’t, you will die!”
LEBAnd after bringing them outside one said, “Flee for your life; do not look behind you, and do not stand anywhere in the plain. Flee to the mountains lest you be destroyed.”
BBEAnd when they had put them out, he said, Go for your life, without looking back or waiting in the lowland; go quickly to the mountain or you will come to destruction.
JPSAnd it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said: 'Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be swept away.'
ASVAnd it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
DRAAnd they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy life: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thyself in the mountain, lest thou be also consumed.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass when he hath brought them out without, that he saith, 'Escape for thy life; look not expectingly behind thee, nor stand thou in all the circuit; to the mountain escape, lest thou be consumed.'
DrbyAnd it came to pass when they had brought them outside, that he said, Escape for thy life: look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain: escape to the mountain, lest thou perish.
RVAnd it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
WbstrAnd it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life: look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain: escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
KJB-1769¶ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. (¶ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy/your life; look not behind thee/you, neither stay thou/you in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou/you be consumed. )
KJB-1611¶ And it came to passe, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life, looke not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plaine: escape to the mountaine, lest thou bee consumed. (¶ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy/your life, look not behind thee/you, neither stay thou/you in all the plaine: escape to the mountain, lest thou/you be consumed.)
BshpsAnd when he had brought them out, he sayde: Saue thy selfe, and loke not behynde thee, neither tary thou in all this playne countrey Saue thy selfe in the mountaine, lest thou perishe. (And when he had brought them out, he said: Save thyself/yourself, and look not behind thee/you, neither tarry/wait thou/you in all this plain country Save thyself/yourself in the mountain, lest thou/you perishe.)
GnvaAnd when they had brought them out, the Angel said, Escape for thy life: looke not behinde thee, neither tarie thou in all the plaine: escape into ye mountaine, least thou be destroyed. (And when they had brought them out, the Angel said, Escape for thy/your life: look not behind thee/you, neither tarry/wait thou/you in all the plaine: escape into ye/you_all mountain, least thou/you be destroyed. )
CvdlAnd whe they had brought him out, they sayde: Saue thy soule, and loke not behynde the, nether stonde thou in all this countre: Saue thy self vpon the mountayne, that thou perish not. (And when they had brought him out, they said: Save thy/your soul, and look not behind them, neither stand thou/you in all this country: Save thy/your self upon the mountain, that thou/you perish not.)
WyclAnd thei ledden out hym, and settiden with out the citee. There thei spaken to him, and seiden, Saue thou thi lijf; nyle thou biholde bihynde thi bac, nether stond thou in al the cuntre aboute, but make thee saaf in the hil; lest also thou perische togidere. (And they ledden out him, and settiden with out the city. There they spaken to him, and said, Save thou/you thy/your life; nyle thou/you behold behind thy/your bac, neither stond thou/you in all the country about, but make thee/you safe in the hil; lest also thou/you perish together.)
LuthUnd als sie ihn hatten hinausgebracht, sprach er: Errette deine SeeLE und sieh nicht hinter dich; auch stehe nicht in dieser ganzen Gegend. Auf dem Berge errette dich, daß du nicht umkommest. (And als they/she/them him/it hatten hinausgebracht, spoke er: Errette your SeeLE and sieh not behind dich; also stehe not in dieser entire Gegend. Auf to_him mountains/hills errette dich, that you not umkommest.)
ClVgEduxeruntque eum, et posuerunt extra civitatem: ibique locuti sunt ad eum, dicentes: Salva animam tuam: noli respicere post tergum, nec stes in omni circa regione: sed in monte salvum te fac, ne et tu simul pereas.[fn] (Eduxeruntque him, and they_put extra civitatem: ibique locuti are to him, saying: Salva animam tuam: noli respicere after tergum, but_not stes in all circa regione: but in mountain salvum you(sg) fac, not and you simul pereas. )
19.17In monte. STRAB. Moraliter. Mons altitudinem virtutum significat, ad quam angelus hortatur, secundum illud Marci 19. Si vis perfectus esse, vade et vende omnia quæ habes, etc. Qui vero viderit se non posse conscendere, melius est ut in Segor, id est in parvula remaneat, contentus laicali et communi vita, quam montem virtutis arripiat et ad sæcularia redeat. Virginitas altus mons est ad quam angelus hortatur: si quis videt se non posse conscendere, maneat in Segor, id est in legitimo conjugio, quia melius est mediocri bono uti, quam per abrupta libidinis præcipitari. Unde I Cor. 7: Propter fornicationem unusquisque uxorem habeat. Nec possum in monte: scilicet perturbatus non credebat Domino, quem in angelis agno scebat, sicut perturbatus filias prostituebat.
19.17In monte. STRAB. Moraliter. Mons altitudinem virtutum significat, to how angelus hortatur, after/second illud Marci 19. When/But_if you_want perfectus esse, vade and vende everything which you_have, etc. Who vero viderit se not/no posse conscendere, melius it_is as in Segor, id it_is in parvula remaneat, contentus laicali and communi vita, how montem of_virtue arripiat and to sæcularia redeat. Virginitas altus mons it_is to how angelus hortatur: when/but_if who/any videt se not/no posse conscendere, maneat in Segor, id it_is in legitimo conyugio, because melius it_is mediocri bono uti, how through abrupta libidinis præcipitari. Unde I Cor. 7: Because fornicationem unusquisque wife habeat. Nec possum in monte: scilicet perturbatus not/no credebat Master, which in angelis agno scebat, like perturbatus daughters prostituebat.
19:1-38 The Canaanites were an evil, corrupting people. God judged their morally bankrupt civilization and warned others against becoming like them. It was difficult to get Lot and his family out of Sodom; it was more difficult to get Sodom out of Lot and his family. This chapter helped later Israelites to understand the moral and spiritual threat of the peoples living in and around the Promised Land, such as the Canaanites and Lot’s descendants, the Moabites and the Ammonites (see Num 22–25; Deut 23:3-6; Josh 24:9; Judg 10:7-9; 11:4-5; 1 Sam 10:27; 1 Kgs 11:1-3; 2 Kgs 24:2).
Alternate translation: “Run for your lives!” or “Run to save your lives!”
אַל תַּבִּ֣יט אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ
not look back,you
Alternate translation: “Do not look behind you at Sodom,” or “Do not look back at the city,”
וְאַֽל תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּכָל הַכִּכָּ֑ר
and,don't stop in=all the,plain
This plain or valley was a wide, flat area between mountains. See how you translated “plain/valley” in Gen 13:10-12. Alternate translation: “and do not delay anywhere in the plain” or “and do not stop in the plain for any reason!”
הִמָּלֵ֖ט
flee
Alternate translation: “Hurry”
הָהָ֥רָה
the,mountains,to
The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “to the mountains/hills” or “to the hill country” or “to the/that mountain range” or (2) “to the/that mountain”. This phrase is ambiguous because often the Hebrew text uses a singular form to refer to something that is plural.
Author’s note: This article assumes that Sodom, Gomorrah, and Bela (Zoar) were located at Bab edh-Dhra, Numeira, and Khirbat ash-Sheikh `Isa, respectively. The exact locations of the cities of the plain are widely debated, with the primary dispute centering around whether the cities are to be found in the northern area of the Dead Sea (since Lot headed east from Bethel [Genesis 13]) or the southern area (as the Medeba Map shows). It is beyond the scope of this article to present all the evidence to support a southern location, but many of them are well summarized here: “The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.” In addition, Eusebius in his Onomasticon describes the Dead Sea as lying between Jericho and Zoar. This author has also recently found that Eusebius notes that Nebereim (Nimrim; see Isaiah 15:6 and Jeremiah 48:34) is located at a village called Bennamareim (likely the site of Gomorrah on this map), which he also says is north of Zoar. Thus, if Eusebius is correct, Zoar is clearly located in the southern area of the Dead Sea, which fits very well with the location shown on this map. Also, Lot’s relocation to Sodom after moving east to the plain of the Jordan suggests that Sodom was located on the east side of the Dead Sea.
The famous cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are first mentioned in Genesis 10:19 in a description of the territory of the Canaanites. The cities are mentioned again in chapter 13, which notes that while Abraham (then called Abram) was living near Bethel (also called Luz), tension began to grow between Abraham’s herders and the herders working for Abraham’s nephew Lot. To resolve the problem, Abraham suggested that he and Lot permanently part ways, and he offered Lot first choice of where to live. Lot chose to move east to the plain of the Jordan, because the land was well watered, and he eventually settled in the city of Sodom. Genesis 14 then describes how Lot was captured by four Mesopotamian kings as they attacked the cities of the plain, but Abraham rescued Lot. Sometime after this Abraham moved to the oaks of Mamre, near Hebron, and three visitors (one of whom is later called “the Lord,” and the other two “angels”) approached his tent. Abraham invited them to share a meal with him and then later accompanied them for the first part of their journey. Along the way the visitors revealed to Abraham that they were going to Sodom to destroy it for its wickedness. Abraham appealed to the Lord to spare the city if even a few righteous lived there, and the Lord agreed and went his way. The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening (Genesis 19:1), presumably the same day they left, although perhaps they actually took more than one day to travel to Sodom, because the distance from Mamre to Sodom is over 35 miles (56 km), and Scripture does not specifically note that it was the same day. The events that followed that evening are well known, and in the morning the angels compelled Lot and his family to flee the city before it was destroyed. The angels instructed them to flee to the hills, but Lot convinced them to allow him to take refuge in a small village on the plain and not destroy it. Genesis 19:23 seems to suggest that it took Lot’s family a full day and night to reach Zoar, which fits well with the 16 mile (25 km) distance from Sodom to Zoar. As they were reaching Zoar, the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur on Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, completely destroying them. As Lot’s family was still fleeing, Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. That same morning Abraham got up and went to where he had last spoken with the visitors, and when he looked out across the plain he saw columns of smoke rising from the destroyed cities. Later Lot and his daughters moved into the hills and lived in a cave, because they were afraid to remain in Zoar. Fearing they would never marry, Lot’s daughters both got their father drunk and conceived children by him, though he was unaware of it. These children became ancestors of the Moabites and the Ammonites.
